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Contents page 16 Deadline Looms For Deepwater Reckoning Day for the South Fork Wind Farm is upon us.

page B-2 Andy Summers Performs At Guild Hall Those who visit Guild Hall in East Hampton on Thursday, July 5, will be treated to a guitar extravaganza featuring Andy Summers, most famous for his cool riffs as lead guitarist for The Police.

page 20 Thomas Moran House Opens After Restoration After years of hard work and dedication, the historic Thomas Moran House and Studio will be opening this weekend to the public.

high metal levels in sand mine wells The Suffolk County Department of Health Services announced that its testing of groundwater at Sand Land, a sand mine and mulching facility off Millstone Road in Noyac, has shown sharply elevated levels of manganese and elevated levels of other metals that have caused “significant adverse impacts to groundwater” despite the considerable depth to groundwater at the site.

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The Hampton Bays Water District’s water tower, which serves most residential homes in the hamlet, looms over the hamlet, just off of Ponquogue Avenue.

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Bouvier said the plans, which are only in their infancy, may or may not require public hearings and town board approval as would previous plans presented to the community. “We are working with them to make that dream come true,” he said.

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The water flowing through faucets in Hampton Bays last week had Southampton Town officials concerned that the hamlet’s residents’ Fourth of July would be red, white, and brown — due to rusty water stirred up in the pipes — but the water clarity issue was cleared up just in time for the holiday.

A combination of decreased water pressure from the hot weather and restricted access to water caused sediment to be stirred up in the district’s pipes, officials said. Access to water has been constricted by the ongoing construction of a $1 million carbon filtration system that forced three wells, which tested positive for perfluorinated compounds, to be shut down last year at the Hampton Bays Water District property, just off Ponquogue Avenue. The discoloration problem was brought under control by workers

to lease for a community center in a building that they would construct. The preliminary drawings are based on a wish list of items, with suggestions for a floor plan including a kitchen, childcare center, and other items such as solar panels, and LEED construction standards. It was also suggested that the building be constructed, so there is a separate, isolated entrance away from the rest of the industrial development.

accessing water from an annex of the Suffolk County Water Authority to add additional water to the district’s system.

Town officials do not believe the water quality was affected by anything else, although Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman ordered the water district’s new wells to be tested and suggested that tap water in homes affected by the discoloration might also be tested.

On Monday, the town announced that Hampton Bays residents would be required to participate in an odd/even number lawn watering system for the time being. Those residents whose street address is an even number are allowed to water their lawns on even-numbered days and those with odd street numbers are allowed to water their lawns on odd-numbered days. Schneiderman said he spoke with someone from H2M, the engineers on the construction project, and

they expect the filtration job to be completed by mid-July. The filtration system is expected to reduce traces of the perfluorinated compounds down to a “nondetectable level,” he said.

For now, Schneiderman says there is enough water in the well fields to keep residents of the water district going. “It’s like a time-of-day issue as well,” he said. “I think, based on this now, we are going to be okay.” Community Center Developers Gregg and Mitchell Rechler were expected to unveil preliminary plans for a community center in Westhampton at a meeting with stakeholders on Monday, Councilman John Bouvier said.

The Rechlers, who are developing property located in Suffolk County’s Industrial Development zone at Francis S. Gabreski Airport, have offered space to the town

Town officials are working to determine the ownership of several stanchions, or metal road barriers, located around the Long Island Rail Road station at Hampton Bays, in hopes it will speed up a program aimed at sprucing them up and allowing them to serve as an “expression zone” for young adults as part of the Opioid Addiction Task Force’s recommendations. Under the program, the barriers, which are three to four feet tall, will be painted with colorful murals by students from the Hampton Bays School District, according to Councilman Tommy John Schiavoni. The idea is the brainchild of the Hampton Bays Beautification Association, though Schiavoni said he is not sure how the program would be paid for and where the paint would be stored. The reason why the town is not moving forward with the project is that it needs to determine whether the town purchased and installed the barriers or the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Schiavoni said. Once that is complete, officials will have better idea on how the project will proceed, he added.

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Trump Is Out Of Tune With The Music Of The

Fourth Of July O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain,

For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America!

God shed his grace on thee

And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!

I have been lied to and manipulated by every president in my lifetime, starting with Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Our current president, Donald Trump, holds the indoor and outdoor lying record. He has a lie on top of a lie on top of another lie, and in the end he has the whole country spinning trying to keep up with his lies. This is a great country. We will survive Donald Trump.

Contrary to the stilted, slanted news you have been reading in The New York Times and watching on CNN and other media outlets, Trump has done some things that appear to be working, but he should never be forgiven for committing the worst crime of any president in our history — his ripping young children (some as young as two years old) from the arms of their parents and putting them alone in detention centers. The crime these small children committed? They were with their parents who tried to get into this country illegally. This was a Nazilike, Hitler-like move by Trump.

The fact is the people who elected him don’t care about his lies. They believe he is as great as he tells them he is. These, for the most part, are good, but sadly gullible, people. If watching hundreds of children being thrown into cages on Trump’s whim doesn’t wake them up, nothing will. Now, as usual, with the public outraged, Trump has changed his tune and is desperately trying, and lying, to blame everyone but himself. If you’re tempted to forgive him, just remember the sounds of terrified, confused children crying for their mothers and fathers. I’m a staunch Republican, but when it comes to Donald Trump I’m crossing party lines. And not for the first time: I believe a Democrat, Harry Truman, was one of the three great presidents of my lifetime (Eisenhower and Reagan being the other two). I’m a renegade Republican who believes you cannot have too conservative a president, nor too liberal a Supreme Court. This stance makes me no friends on either side of the political spectrum.

Frankly, I don’t care.

This is a long way of telling you how much I’m affected by the Independence Day holiday and the words of the song printed above. The music, the words and the sentiment never fail to bring me to tears. It started when I was almost too young to understand it. I’m the child of immigrants who bought the dream of those words for me and for my children and for my children’s children. They picked the only country in the world where, until Donald Trump, dreams truly did come true.

For many of the early years when I lived in East Hampton, I threw a party at my house for my friends on the Fourth of July so we could watch the gorgeous fireworks display from Main Beach. Every year I would play music that worked with the fireworks. I would spend days working on my fireworks playlist. Every year my music and the sparkling light show would sync perfectly and I would watch my friends looking up to the sky with the colors of fireworks reflected on their faces. Every year I would see tears streaming down some of the faces.

The year after 9/11 there were more memories and more tears.

Sadly, the East Hampton fireworks were stopped a few years ago, and thousands of people are missing out on a patriotic rite that we need now more than ever.

If you put this music together in a playlist, you too can make this year’s fireworks, in any town, a moving experience.

Here’s the playlist:

“Rhapsody in Blue” by George Gershwin “Amazing Grace” by Tramaine Hawkins “God Bless America” by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir

“America the Beautiful” by Charlie Rich “America the Beautiful” by Elvis Presley

And close to the finale, when the sky is booming and the earth is trembling — with the sound at its loudest and the sky filled with stars – listen to “God Bless America” by Kate Smith.

Just wait until you hear that fat, old, anti-Semitic, fascist Kate Smith singing “God Bless America.” She was a pig but could she sing.

She sang the words of this wonderful song with great verve and great feeling, and you could celebrate that, up until Donald Trump, Kate Smith never got the ugly, intolerant America she wanted. And finally, saving the best for last, listen as the great Ray Charles sends chills down your spine as you hear him singing the greatest version of “America the Beautiful” ever recorded. Then do as I do and whisper to yourself, “America is the best place in the world. It will outlive Donald Trump and any politician who doesn’t think so.” Then we can go back to calling this the land of the free and the home of the brave.

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Sand In My Shoes // Denis Hamill

We Are Not The Enemy The press is not the enemy of the people.

The Independent is a community newspaper, its writers working on bringing hard news and informed opinion to readers. Just like the staff of the Capital Gazette in Annapolis was doing last week when five newspaper people were slaughtered by an armed coward — whose name is as insignificant as his life — for reporting the truth.

As I watched the coverage, I was as horrified as when I reported on the school shootings in Newtown in 2012. The story made me feel unsafe in a nation with more guns than people, guns even legal for purchase by deranged, human timebombs.

The Capital Gazette story triggered a recollection of threats I’d received over the years for opinions expressed in my columns. Most of them came as unsigned typed letters with no return addresses. Or phone calls from phone booths. In the 1970s, someone fired a bullet through the window of my columnist brother Pete’s house.

These threats echoed in my brain until I published a novel several years ago called Sins of Two Fathers about a common man who believes a newspaper columnist’s old column sent his son unjustly to prison. That father gets revenge a dozen years later by framing the columnist’s son for a crime he did not commit.

Pete was unreachable. Police couldn’t confirm or deny the news. I raced from Manhattan to my mother’s Brooklyn home to inform and console her in person, lost en route in a howling, bottomless vortex of anguish. When I delivered the grim news in my mother’s kitchen, one of my brothers fainted. My mother wept and began a rosary. I felt lost, helpless, frozen. It was like a giant mirror had shattered and I had no idea which of the thousands of jagged shards to pick up first. Turned out to be a hoax. Or a warning. Probably both.

Whatever the message, it didn’t stop Pete from following up on the original story. Furious, he cited his favorite newspaper movie Deadline USA, in which Humphrey Bogart plays a tough editor named Ed Hutchinson who, despite death threats from a ruthless mobster, runs a front-page expose on the racketeer. As the presses roll, Bogey tells the cheap hood, “That’s the press, baby. The press! And there’s nothing you can do about it. Nothing!” As the Capital Gazette coverage unfolded last week, I received a phone message from my brother Pete, coughing down a sob, to inform me that one of the dead was Rob Hiaasen, brother of our dear friend Carl Hiaasen, himself a Miami Herald columnist and a best-selling novelist.

The story became at once personal, shooting through me like a dumdum bullet travelling from that newsroom in Annapolis.

I thought about my good, gentle, and brilliant friend Carl Hiaasen trying to pick up a thousand splinters of the shattered dream that was his kid brother Rob, a folksy 56-year-old editor, chronicler of common folk and inspiring

mentor of young reporters. Rob was a father of three and had just celebrated his 33rd wedding anniversary and now he had been gunned down with four colleagues in an American newsroom like some cartel hit in a narco state.

Stunned, my brain triggered a montage of good days with Carl, like the time he came to party in my New York home from his native Florida with his young son, Carl Jr., who raced wide-eyed into my backyard pointing at the winter sky, in this Sunshine State kid’s very first encounter with “Snow! Snow!” I remembered a lawn party at the Sag Harbor home of our mutual literary agent Esther Newberg as Carl lent his good name to a blurb for one of my new novels. I remember surprising him at one of his book signings in the East End, in Coco Beach, in Boston, and in Manhattan and how his big friendly smile always ignited his Florida-tanned face. I thought about how his wacky, satiric novels like Striptease, Skin Tight, Razor Girl, and Skink-No Surrender left so many people across the nation and the world howling with laughter. Now I imagined Carl feeling the way I had the day I thought my brother had been murdered, spinning in a shocking vortex of violent loss.

I sent Carl Hiaasen an email, assuring him he was not alone in shock, outrage, and sadness, and that my brother Pete was ill with grief.

Carl Hiaasen replied, “Denis, thank you so much. We are shattered and enraged that this is what our country has become. Please hug Pete for me.” He urged me to hug my brother because Carl would never again be able to hug his.

This is the new America, where what used to be our dirty bottom is now our toxic top. We have a so-called leader who for two years has been calling the free press the “enemy of the people,” demonizing and dehumanizing the hard-working people who report the news. To be clear, The Coward who

murdered Rob Hiaasen and his four colleagues was not a Trumpster in a red MAGA hat. He was a lone coward who trolled, berated, and harassed a woman on social media until he was arrested and took a guilty plea. The local story was reported in the Capital Gazette. The Coward was enraged at the newspaper for daring to report his plea.

He sued. He lost. He appealed. He lost.

I repeat: He was not a Trumpster. But in a divided nation where our leader makes political hay of berating the press and the courts — unless they spin or rule in his favor — it certainly creates an overheated climate where a cowardly loser might feel emboldened to take on the “fake news,” “the most dishonest people in the world,” “the enemy of the people,” because “the system is rigged.” When a coward who threatens a woman becomes an official judicial loser, he has nothing left to lose. That’s a dangerous coward that you should worry about, especially when he starts threatening the employees of the Capital Gazette. The warning lights were flashing. There will be an investigation into why they were not heeded.

When The Coward entered the Capital Gazette last week he carried a shotgun and he murdered five hardworking people who spent their lives bringing news to the public in the hope that honest reporting would make their part of the world a better place. That’s what a community newspaper does.

The press is not the enemy of the people. Those who attack a free press are the enemy of democracy. When the gun smoke cleared, the professionals of the Capital Gazette went to work to put out a morning paper with a headline story about the murders in their own newsroom.

That’s the press, baby. And there’s nothing anyone, not a demagogue or a cowardly gunman, can do about it. Nothing.

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When I was working at the Village Voice, we sometimes had to escort street crazies out the door. One

claimed his brain waves were being monitored by the CIA. Also, while I was at the Voice in the mid1970s, a man called an all-news radio station saying that my brother Pete had been shot dead on the street over a Voice story he had written connecting a South Bronx community leader to an unsolved murder.

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“Unfortunately, the DEC has badly managed the oversight of this facility for years and long rejected numerous, informed complaints by neighbors, concerned citizens and respected environmental organizations, which all suspected that operations at this facility were threatening our drinking water.”

Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman, who led the effort when he was a county legislator to have the Sand Land site tested, said on Monday that because litigation is continuing between the town and Sand Land’s owners that he could not comment at length about what the town’s next step would be.

A Suffolk County Department of Health Services study has confirmed groundwater contamination at the Sand Land sand mine and mulching facility in Noyac.

“The report is confirming that there have been adverse impacts to the groundwater,” he said. “The town will continue to enforce our code in this matter and to protect our drinking water.”

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high metal levels in sand mine wells By Stephen J. Kotz

The Suffolk County Department of Health Services announced that its testing of groundwater at Sand Land, a sand mine and mulching facility off Millstone Road in Noyac, has shown sharply elevated levels of manganese and elevated levels of other metals that have caused “significant adverse impacts to groundwater” despite the considerable depth to groundwater at the site.

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The study, released by Suffolk County Health Commissioner Dr. James Tomarken, concluded that the results of the study were similar to testing results obtained from other facilities that compost and mulch vegetative waste elsewhere in the county. The health department recommended that the remaining private wells in a survey area to the north and northwest of the 50-acre Sand Land be tested to determine whether or not the contamination, which includes other chemicals, has

spread off-site.

Furthermore, the county said that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Southampton Town “should ensure that the activities conducted at the Sand Land facility are in compliance with all applicable codes, ordinances, permit requirements, etc., and that the activities at the site do not further impact groundwater quality.” Finally, the report recommends that if the town and state are to allow the continued use of the site to process vegetative organic waste that they should “ensure that mechanisms are in place to prevent operating practices from further detrimentally impacting groundwater and surface water quality.” It also urges the DEC to “continue to inspect the facility to ensure that all materials being brought to the site are free of contamination.”

The results of the county’s studies were widely expected. Last winter,

the Noyac Civic Council, the Group for the East End, and the Citizens Campaign for the Environment obtained a draft version of the report and released the initial findings.

“No surprises,” said Elena Loreto, the president of the civic council, of the health department’s report. “We knew it in March.” Loreto and her organization have been vocal critics of the Sand Land site and the slow pace of efforts to shut it down.

“How much longer should we wait?” she said. “Someone has to do something soon. The contaminants are in the aquifer now. How long until they spread all over the place?” “These results speak directly to the critical need for better protection of our fragile drinking water supply and to the immediate need for the DEC to shut down the organic waste processing operations at the site and to deny the facilities upcoming renewal and expansion requests,” said Bob DeLuca, the president of the Group for the East

The current county legislator, Bridget Fleming, also weighed in. “The report demonstrates definitively that the ongoing activities at this site are polluting our drinking water now and for future generations,” she said in a release. “The conclusions of this report must be met with swift action.”

Sand Land is operated by Wainscott Sand and Gravel, which originally used the site to mine sand, a major component in the manufacture of concrete. Over the years, it began processing brush, trees, and other vegetative waste, as well as construction debris. As the area surrounding the site became developed, the facility came into the crosshairs of neighbors, who raised concerns about the longterm environmental consequences of the activities at the property.

The Southampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals imposed restrictions on the site, resulting in a series of lawsuits that have yet to be resolved. Separately, Sand Land has sought to expand its state permit to conduct sand mining at the site, which has also resulted in opposition. John Tintle, the company’s owner, could not be reached for comment.

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The legality of marking public parking spaces as private by the Hero Beach Club in Montauk was questioned by East Hampton Town Planning Board members at their June 27 meeting.

The resort was purchased in the fall of 2016 for $9.6 million. Krasner said recently that the partnership has invested another $4 million in renovations. In a previous interview, Krasner pointed out the money he and his partners have invested in the project, and, by extension, in the town. But Randy Parsons, board member, said on June 27, “The site was very constrained when the owners bought it. We can’t morph it into a more useable site. It is a small site with a lot going on.” Independent/T.E. McMorrow

parking, parties, and permits By T. E. McMorrow

For the second time in three weeks, the East Hampton Town Planning Board wrestled with the possibility of granting a permit for a restaurant for the Hero Beach Club in downtown Montauk, also known as the Oceanside Resort. The board held off scheduling a public hearing for the proposal for at least two weeks while the applicant finalizes a survey. Again, as at their previous meeting, several board members continued to

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Britton Bistrian, who represents the owners, a partnership headed by Jon Krasner, started the June 27 meeting by reading from the original narrative for the special permit the owners are seeking for the town. “It is literally the gateway to Montauk, the first business you reach upon entering the downtown area,” she told the board. That narrative was written June 14, 2017. “Guests have come to expect different amenities at [resorts] and this application proposes a minimalist amenity of basic food service to our guests.” No place in the original narrative is alcohol mentioned, other than when Bistrian wrote, “This is not intended to be a restaurant or a bar with full service to the

public.” The restaurant, according to the plans, has table seating for 16.

Two weeks after Bistrian wrote that original narrative, the New York State Liquor Authority issued a license to Hero Beach Club to sell alcohol. The license Hero Beach Club obtained, dated June 29, 2017, allows it to have up to 499 customers on the property, with dancing and recorded and live music, with promises of performances by major acts like Jimmy Buffett. However, Krasner said Monday, the goal of the ownership group is not to create a new downtown Montauk “hot spot” with large crowds, but rather, a high-end resort with the amenities that such a clientele has come to expect. “We are a wellness hotel,”

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Krasner believes that the management group is being unfairly treated, that board members are comparing Hero Beach Club to establishments that generated controversy in recent years in Montauk. While he would not name those establishments, he could have been referencing the early years of Surf Lodge, or more recently, Ruschmeyer’s.

Parking at and around the Hero Beach Club has been a contentious issue from the first time the board took up the application on May 3 of last year. There are about 21 parking spaces on the property, which would be inadequate by current zoning law standards. However, the site predates the zoning code, and the parking is, therefore, grandfathered in. The plans include removing four rooms, cutting the total number in the motel’s three buildings to a combined 30, to make room for the restaurant. Ann Glennon,

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question the site plan’s scope and purpose.

“This is so difficult because this whole application is designed to bring large numbers of people to the site,” Job Potter, the board’s chairman, said. Potter added that, looking at the Hero Beach Club website, it appeared that the owners are creating a party destination. He said they already obtained one mass gathering permit from the town for a recent event called “Maybeline,” and had applied for another permit for July 4.

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Cate Rogers, the new chairwoman of the Democratic Party in East Hampton, shown here recently riding back to Montauk after viewing the beach where the Block Island wind farm cable comes in.

Local News might be appointed to: one on the East Hampton Town Board, after Peter Van Scoyoc’s seat opened up following his election last fall to town supervisor, the other as head of the party.

The town board ended up naming David Lys, also a ZBA member, to the vacant position. Rogers supported Lys’s appointment then, as well as his candidacy for the same position this fall.

After Lys’s appointment, Rogers was the apparent favorite to the party committee’s chairwoman’s post. However, another member of the board, Rona Klopman, sued the committee, alleging that the election system being used to determine the replacement for chairwoman Jeanne Frankl was unfair. That suit was dismissed in state court last month. Rogers won the June vote, defeating Klopman by 60 to 40 percent. Independent/Susan McGraw Keber

inclusiveness key to new east hampton dem chair By T. E. McMorrow

After being elected chairwoman of the East Hampton Town Democratic Committee on June 20, Cate Rogers is mapping out an inclusive course for the local branch of the party. “I want to open our doors to everyone,” she said Monday. A long-time Springs resident, Rogers wants the working

families of East Hampton to feel at home with the party. Her election could have come back in January, after she resigned from the East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals. “Nineplus years was enough,” she said of her tenure at the ZBA. When she left the ZBA, she was aware that there were two vacancies which she

With that behind her, Rogers sees opportunity for the party to come together. She sees Lys, formerly a Republican, as an example of the kind of people the party needs to attract. “He is somebody with the values that you share,” she said. “It is more than simply checking a box.” She said Lys and his wife, a physical therapist with a practice in Montauk, and three children in the public school system, along with a toddler, are the kind of working family the party needs to grow. She also believes in diversity. The party recently participated in a Cinco de Mayo event with Project MOST at the East Hampton

Neighborhood House. The event raised $4000 for Project MOST, an organization dedicated to “inspiring a new generation after school,” according to its Facebook page. “It is an amazing program. A safe and supervised place for kids,” Rogers said. “Our community came together,” she said about the event. She believes, she said, in “bringing people together in this age of diversity. We need to join with the Latino community.”

She also is a member of the Climate Reality Project. She recently attended a Climate Reality Project conference in Berlin, which she found applicable to East Hampton. “The training was intense,” she said. In Europe, she said, they are weaning themselves off of coal. “They have thousands of wind farms,” she said, both offshore and on. Europeans have embraced wind farm technology, she said, and have not seen the negative effects that some forecast in the states.

“We need to return to a sense of community,” she said, returning to local politics in relation to the national scene. She looks with sadness at the current immigration conflict, in which over 2000 children have been separated from their parents. “I can’t imagine having one of your kids ripped from your arms,” she said. “You have to stand up and be heard, and speak for those who must whisper. You’ve got to use your voice. You’ve got to use your vote.” t.e@indyeastend.com

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But he said the Republican tax cuts will likely lead to rising deficits, which will make it difficult to find the funding for infrastructure projects. While he said it is unlikely the tax legislation will be reduced any time soon, he stressed that it is imperative that the caps on state and real estate taxes adopted with the tax overhaul need to be eliminated because they are having a negative impact on Long Island residents. Zeldin, who has been waiting in the wings for the Democrats to nominate a candidate, wasted little time in firing off a broadside.

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Gershon Wins Democratic Primary; Right To Challenge Lee Zeldin By Stephen J. Kotz

Perry Gershon, an East Hampton businessman and entrepreneur, has won the right to challenge incumbent Republican U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin in November’s general election.

Gershon bested a field of four other hopefuls in the Democratic primary on Tuesday, June 26, winning 35.5 percent of the vote to hold off Kate Browning, a former Suffolk County legislator. She had been endorsed by many in the Democratic establishment and received just over 30 percent of the vote. “Tonight’s victory shows Suffolk

County is energized and ready for change,” Gershon said in a release. “A year ago, I decided to run for Congress because I was fed up with career politicians, like our own congressman, Lee Zeldin, who put special interests and partisan politics ahead of people.” Gershon received 7226 votes, while Browning received 6159 votes. Vivian Viloria-Fisher, herself a former Suffolk County legislator, came in third place with 3314 votes, or 16.3 percent. David Pechefsky received 2425 votes, or 11.9 percent, and Elaine Di Masi received 1207 votes, or nearly six percent of the total, to round out the field. Results were obtained from the Suffolk County Board of Elections website and are not official.

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With the primary behind him, Gershon said he would focus in the general election on a number of issues, from health care to the economy, that are important to Long Islanders.

He acknowledged that with President Donald Trump in office for two more years, passage of universal health care will not be possible, but he insisted that Democrats have to “play both long ball and short ball” by protecting the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, from being gutted by Republicans for the time being until they can win back a majority.

The candidate said he would also campaign on the environment. “Climate change is real and it is affecting us here on Long Island,” he said, adding that Long Islanders are also worried about the quality of their drinking water. Gershon said he would also work to provide more good jobs for people in the First Congressional District, saying that one area that he agrees with President Trump is on the need to rebuild American

“After a primary where he continuously preached about his desire to make Nancy Pelosi the next Speaker of the House, made the disgusting comparison of President Trump’s rallies to Hitler rallies, pathologically lied about Congressman Zeldin’s policy positions, defended high taxes, and took many other out of touch, far left positions, Park Avenue Perry proved how unrepresentative to us he would be as a representative,” the release stated. “I find it interesting that the first thing Zeldin did was an all-out attack on me,” Gershon said of the Zeldin campaign’s press release. “That’s is not the type of behavior that is typical of a confident incumbent.”

Gershon said Democratic turnout in the primary was 75 percent higher than it was two years ago when Anna Throne-Holst squeaked by Dave Calone to win the Democratic nomination, only to be trounced by Zeldin in the general election. This year, Gershon said he expected a close race. “Democratic turnout in the general election is going to be very strong,” he said.

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“Americans want better health care,” he said. “They have a need and a desire for universal health care coverage.”

“Congrats to Park Avenue Perry on buying his way into a general election. It’s amazing that the Democratic Party was so desperate that they nominated a liberal Manhattan Democrat who has never even voted here in a November election for Congress,” said a release issued by his campaign.

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Should the town refuse permission to use Wainscott as a landing point for the cable, Deepwater officials maintain they will seek approval to bring it in on state parkland along the Napeague stretch. Independent/Courtesy Deepwater

Deadline Looms For Deepwater By Rick Murphy

Reckoning Day for the South Fork Wind Farm is upon us.

Though it’s been the subject of numerous public hearings and board meetings for two years — not to mention endless conjecture and innuendo — Deepwater’s Wind’s offshore wind farm is still in its infancy. The company seeks approval from the East Hampton Town Board and East Hampton Town Trustees to begin the process that will allow the state and federal government to review the application to build a 15-turbine wind farm some 30 miles off the coast of Montauk. Deepwater hopes to bring a cable ashore at Beach Lane in Wainscott and bury it, with a connection to a Long Island Power Authority substation on Cove Hollow Road.

That deadline has come and gone without any action taken. Francis Bock, the Clerk of the Town 16

“As you can imagine, working with nine people, we’re trying to agree with what our limits are. We’re trying to understand it,” Bock said.

The earliest the Trustees could vote will be at their regularly scheduled July 9 meeting, he said, but Deepwater has yet to be placed on the agenda. Deepwater’s proposal has become controversial and contentious. Some environmentalists question the cost of the project. Fishing groups fear the turbines and underwater cable will harm some fish species and disrupt fishing around the turbines.

Bonnie Brady, executive director of the Long Island Commercial Fishing Association and a board member of the Center for Sustainable Fisheries, has been an early and persistent opponent.

“It will be 220 decibels. It can kill fish up to three quarters a mile away,” Brady said. “If those offshore wind energy leases are not stopped, it will result in thousands of lost U.S. fishing jobs and the

destruction of domestic fish stocks.” Brady also said the winter flounder spawning grounds will likely be disturbed if the cable is brought onshore along the projected route. Up In Arms Some Wainscott residents are up in arms that the pristine beach at the foot of Beach Lane will be Ground Zero for the project. Other opponents, like former East Hampton Town Natural Resources Director Larry Penny, said the turbines would decimate the offshore bird population.

Deepwater contends it can mitigate any damage to the beach or disruption to bathers by burying the cable 2000 feet off the shoreline. A workstation will be dug on land behind the parking lot, and the cable drawn through a narrow tunnel drilled horizontally from it. That will become the starting point for the operation until the completion of the first stage, which consists of running the cable to the PSEG substation near Cove Hollow Road and Buell Lane in East Hampton. The cable would be buried under

East Hampton Town Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc said his board will likely vote on the matter this month. “Deepwater said they want the approval of both boards, though I understand now that the Trustees may not have jurisdiction,” he said. The earliest the town board could vote would have been at its July 3 meeting. A Major Step Critics and community activists Si Kinsella and Zach Cohen have analyzed the available data and concluded local users will be paying an extraordinary fee for the wind power, perhaps four times as much as it should cost as the years progress. Newsday reported the project would add about $4 a month to the average electric bill. But there are automatic increases built in for 20 years, according to published reports, that will raise the price significantly above 20 cents a megawatt. Brady said that would make the price of energy “astronomical” to PSEG users.

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Clint Plummer, Deepwater’s vice president for development, said recently that the company must get a commitment from the town by about June 30 to stay on schedule.

Trustees, said his board is sharply divided.

From there, the cable would have to find its way all the way down Route 27 to the same substation, a process that will be at best, cumbersome, and at worst, a traffic disaster.

In Depth News Just a year earlier, also to much fanfare, Cuomo announced he had brokered a deal to shut the Indian Point Nuclear Plant, in Buchanan, NY by 2021. What Cuomo neglected to mention was a significant amount of power would be needed to replace Indian Point, and it would come, for the most part, from fossil fuel burning conventional power plants, along with the corresponding harmful emissions.

“He minimized the effects the closure would have on the power grid, electric bills, workers, and the regional economy,” according to the New York Times.

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Indian Point Closure At Odds With Wind Plan By Rick Murphy

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced with great fanfare in January that he intends to make New York State a leader in the march toward clean energy by encouraging the construction of a network of offshore wind turbines.

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specifically Governor Andrew Cuomo — has a goal of being powered by at least 50 percent clean energy by 2030, and utilities have been charged to reach that goal. LIPA is in the process of complying, and the wind project is a major step in the process.

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Deepwater and LIPA have been roundly criticized for not revealing details of a 20-year agreement between the two entities. The utility has agreed to buy all of the power generated by the wind farm. “Deepwater won a competitive installation, and we signed a confidentiality agreement” not to reveal the actual cost of the power,” Falcone said. Wind power does not work in a vacuum; it needs fossil fuel fired

Cuomo released a comprehensive New York State Offshore Wind Master Plan which he said provided guidelines to the costeffective development of 2.4 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030, enough to power up to 1.2 million homes with clean energy. plants to deliver electricity as well, and therefore it is not nearly as “clean” as proponents claim. In fact, in some locales wind farms have not lowered harmful emissions at all.

There is also speculation that LIPA doesn’t really need the power being purchased from Deepwater, because it has plans to bring in redundant sources of power to East Hampton. There is also scuttlebutt that as more and more wind turbines are built offshore, the power will be shipped west, perhaps all the way to New York City. Plummer insisted the cable will be strictly for the South Fork Wind project and too confined to carry heavier loads. LIPA/PSEG will take ownership of the cable once it is connected to the substation.

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After praise from clean energy advocates and environmental groups, the realization is setting in: the wind-generated power industry is ill-equipped to produce the electricity needed to meet the governor’s goals, and it is wishful thinking that it will eliminate the need for fossil fuel or significantly reduce harmful emissions. Further, wind energy generating companies have deliberately misled the public into believing wind energy replaces fossil-fuel burning energy: the two co-exist and interact. “We are all on one large grid. There’s always a need for a generation plant. It’s a mix,” acknowledged Sid Nathan, LIPA’s chief of staff.

Cuomo wants Indian Point closed because he says it is a potential terrorist target only 30 miles away from New York City. But it supplies about 25 percent of the electricity for New York City and Westchester County, and nuclear energy is the cleanest on the market by far.

To replace it, Cuomo, despite his ambitious wind-energy agenda for New York’s future, is turning to other energy sources for the here and now. Independent power company Advanced Power has secured financing and begun construction on its 1100-megawatt Cricket Valley Energy Center in Dover, New York. It will be fired by natural gas.

State officials have discussed augmenting the power generated by Cricket Valley by contracting with the Champlain Hudson Power Express power company in Canada, which could deliver hydroelectric power once it is completed. The target date is 2021, but some critics are complaining about using an international competitor. Phil Wilcox is a representative for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 97, a union which represents nearly 5000 workers at utilities like National Grid, said the Champlain Hudson line will “kill” incentives for future investment in the state’s generation and transmission system by essentially ignoring — and compounding — the upstate congestion issue.

“Thousands of existing New York state jobs will be lost and thousands of potential new ones as well,” Wilcox said.

Though Cuomo is talking about building hundreds of wind turbines, the only project even remotely close to becoming a reality is Deepwater Wind’s modest 15-unit farm off the coast of Montauk — and it is mired in controversy. Meanwhile, fossil fueled power

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As East Hampton Town prepares to sign off on Deepwater Wind’s request to land its cable at Beach Lane in Wainscott, some say there is mounting evidence that the best way to solve East Hampton’s energy problems is by conventional means, and that bringing windgenerated power in is a political maneuver that by no means is the simplest or least expensive solution. Moreover, the key contention,

that wind power eliminates fossil fuel consumption and the harmful emissions that go with them, is a subject of debate.

Tom Falcone, the Long Island Power Authority CEO, acknowledged that the electric grid can’t distinguish between wind and fossil-derived energy. The basic problem is East Hampton has a substation that labors to produce the power that is needed to bridge the gap on hot,

summer days. When the substation overloads, blackouts are possible. According to Falcone, that can be corrected with or without wind power. The fix is an easy one, and LIPA has plans drawn and money put aside to do it: Build a new substation here and run an underground cable to the nearest substation to the west, Canal in Shinnecock.

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of $3 million over 10 years, he said. Supervisor Jay Schneiderman said he did not see any reason why the town should not pay off the debt because there is money available to do so and there is no penalty for paying them off early. “It would be nice not to have any CPF debt,” he said.

Government Briefs Lobster Inn Deal Inked Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman has signed off on a roughly $8.3 million deal to purchase about 10 acres of land in Shinnecock Hills that are either part of or adjacent to the shuttered Lobster Grille Inn restaurant with money from the Community Preservation Fund.

Included in the deal, which is with owners Peconic Bay Marina LLC and Peconic Bay Residence LLC, are a series of parcels that will be preserved, ensuring the protection of water quality along Cold Spring Pond and Great South Bay, as well as their development rights, which will be used on the property for aquaculture farming. An additional $200,000 will be used from the town’s general fund to purchase a small strip of land near the former inn on County Road 39 in case the town needs to create a roadway for access to the property.

obtain the required permits, it is likely that shrimp and seaweed will be farmed at the site, according to Schneiderman. The purchase of the restaurant itself was carved out of the town’s portion in a private deal deal with Manna Fish Farms. Instead, Manna Fish Farms will undertake a deal with the property owners to purchase the building and it will likely be leased out to a restaurant, a 100-seater smaller than the original Lobster Grille Inn’s 200 seats, Schneiderman said. Southampton Town To Pay Off CPF Debt

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The Southampton Town Board has plans to pay off some of its debt on some of the properties purchased under the Community Preservation Fund.

Town Comptroller Len Marchese made the recommendation before the board on Thursday, June 28, noting it makes better financial sense for the town to pay off two old bonds, which are for about $11 million apiece, to save money in the long run. The first bond could be paid off as early as January 2019, and the second one, in September 2019, resulting in about $240,000 in initial interest savings and a total

Paying off the debts would also free up the town’s coffers to move forward with new plans to preserve more properties, as well as undertake water quality improvement projects, according to Schneiderman. To date, there is about $95 million available in the CPF with about $60 million in post-commitment, and about $30 million available for use, the town’s Community Preservation Manager Mary Wilson said. The town takes in about $5 million per month in funds that are dedicated to the CPF, Schneiderman said. It is likely that a resolution approving the pay off of the bonds would be prepared for the board’s July 10 meeting.

“We expect to close by mid-July,” said Schneiderman, who made the announcement at a work session on Thursday, June 28.

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Local News expeditions, his landscape works were usually painted in his studios. He sketched many scenes, and probably used photography to capture vistas in the field as inspiration for the final painting,” the board informs the reader. At the same time the house, at 229 Main Street, was being built in 1884, a wave of construction was sweeping through Manhattan. Houses built in the early years of the United States history were being torn down, to be replaced by brownstones.

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Thomas Moran House Opens After Restoration By T. E. McMorrow

After years of hard work and dedication, the historic Thomas Moran House and Studio will be opening this weekend to the public. “It’s a soft opening,” Richard Barons, the chief curator for the project, as well as for the East Hampton Historical Society, said. “It is high time to get people in to see what we are doing.” He spoke as he carefully strung a rope through circa 1880 bedrails, which will eventually support a mattress.

He stopped working on the bed and gave a tour of the house, which was home to Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran for five to six months a year from 1884 Thomas’s death in 1926. Mary Nimmo Moran died in 1899. They are both buried in the South Side Cemetery next to Town Pond. Moran was a painter of the Hudson River School. His 1871 watercolor paintings of Yellowstone inspired the creation of the national park. Mary was an artist in her own right,

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The main room of the house is the studio. A large, airy, bright two-story room, it is where the two created many of their works. “The first floor is almost completely restored,” Barons said. On display now in the large room, he said, is “a small exhibition of almost 50 etchings.” There is also, Barons said, a “small section of the room with sketches and watercolors and an even smaller portion of the room with oil paintings.”

Previously, when the Thomas Moran Society displayed the couple’s works, they focused on East Hamptonthemed pieces. The palette on display now is much larger, Barons said. Also on display, literally, is Thomas Moran’s paint palette and some of his brushes. Another feature on display is a large touchscreen, with information about the Morans and the house. For example, at the touch of a finger, up pops a description of Moran’s work process. “Because of the nature of Thomas Moran’s adventures and

Several of the paintings on display in the studio show another aspect of the Moran House that is easy to overlook: the beautiful gardens on the property. “This is by Mary, looking toward Main Street through her garden,” Barons said, pointing at one painting. He pointed at another. “This is Paul Moran’s 1895 painting of his mother’s garden. He was their only son.” The artwork comes from various collections, including the Moran Trust. Terry Wallace of Wallace Gallery contributed quite a few etchings. And, of course, the East Hampton Library contributed from its extensive collection.

In a back room on the first floor is a giant etching press, like the one Mary Nimmo Moran used. Also in a back room was the original slop sink Moran used when he was working.

The second-floor room where Barons was preparing the bed was the master bedroom. Almost none of the furniture actually belonged to the Moran family: That was disbursed a long time ago when the house was sold. However, Barons said, the furniture on display is all from the right period, and typical of the furnishings of a summer colony house of the time. Continued On Page 69.

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Hats Off To Lyzon Hat Shop By Peggy Spellman Hoey

It was a scene that would have made Walter King proud.

Dozens of ladies donning fancy hats with feathered plumes and bows fashioned on the sides peeked in the windows and were enticed through the doors of the Lyzon Hat Shop in Hampton Bays on Saturday, just like old times. The shop — which King opened in the 1850s and operated as a hat shop to that era’s glitterati like the Vanderbilts and Rockefellers — was renovated to replicate its original design, just in time for its grand opening as a museum, which will be run by the Hampton Bays Historical Society.

“It’s very appropriate,” said Michael Lyzon King, whose grandfather was Myron King, son of the hat-maker Walter King. Lyzon King was part of a group of family members who

travelled up from Nashville, TN to attend the grand opening.

“We came back in 2006 and the place was really run-down, but it’s amazing what they have done to it. They really revitalized it,” he added.

The shop is located at 116 West Montauk Highway in the historical corridor next to the Prosper King house. Anita and Bryan Whalen donated the building to the Hampton Bays Historical Society, which was restored using about $590,000 in funds from the town’s Community Preservation Fund.

Some of the shop’s original hats are on display in the museum, as well as old black-and-white photographs of celebrities and socialites wearing the hats. In addition to the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the grand opening festivities included a performance of the Long Island Sound Chorus

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“It was a good day for hats,” opined Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman, joking about the combination of 90-plus degree temperatures and the reopening of the hat shop. He credited Brenda Sinclair Berntson, president of the Hampton Bays Historical Society, for “pouring her heart into” the project, noting if it were not for the society, the work would not have been completed.

Assemblyman Fred Thiele, who helped establish the CPF through legislation almost 20 years ago, credited Berntson for her leadership. “It requires community support, but obviously it requires persistence, and it is really that persistence of Brenda, the historical society, the community that led to the successful results that are here today,” he said. Berntson said the shop is the result of a team effort by the community. “It’s not one person who did it. Everybody helped to do it,” she said, adding that she was happy the King family was able to come and share their memories and donate items. “This really makes it very rewarding.” Lyzon King, who inherited his great grandfather’s wedding band for his own wedding, said the shop holds a special place in his family’s heart. “My grandfather — to his dying

Independent/Peggy Spellman Hoey The ladies of the Long Island Sound Chorus of Sweet Adelines International belted out a few tunes for visitors to the Lyzon Hat Shop in Hampton Bays on Saturday, June 30.

day — talked about this place,” he said. “He talked about the happy memories here and the great gatherings that took place here and it’s very suitable, very appropriate for the occasion. I’m very pleased.”

The hat shop’s next event is the first of its summer lecture series, “History of the Long Island Rail Road,” which will be presented by Don Fisher, president of the Long Island Rail Road Museum, on July 26. The lecture starts at 7 PM. Admission for all non-members is $5. For more information about the Lyzon Hat Shop or its events, visit www.hamptonbayshistoricalsociety. com.

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Program Lends A ‘paw’ to vets in need By Kate Ward

Long Island’s Robert Misseri is co-founder of the non-profit organization, Paws of War. The goal of his organization is to train and place shelter dogs with U.S. veterans who suffer from the varying effects of war. By placing dogs with veterans, Paws of War hopes to provide independence for the veterans along with unconditional love and a therapeutic experience. Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon took note of the success of Jaws of War and asked Misseri to create a program for veterans in Suffolk County jail.

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Harry Stolberg joined the United States Marine Corps in 1994, at the age of 17, and was part of a rapid response team that responded to incidents in Haiti and Africa. He suffered a serious injury to his right knee, leading to the end of his military career. Post-military, Stolberg studied to become a paramedic and has been working in New York and Long Island for 20 years.

Stolberg, a single father and veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, has fostered dogs for veterans in need and offered himself as a peer supporter and organized trips to fellow veterans. Stolberg will participate in training for the next eight weeks alongside a veteran currently serving time to solidify the relationship. Soon, Paws of War found Rocky,

a two-year-old black Labrador, at the Southampton Animal Shelter. It was a joint effort between staff at the county jail and members of Paws of War to find a veteran and a dog willing to work together.

The inmate, whose first name is Jermaine and whose last name has been withheld, spent 10 years in the U.S. Army, where he rose to rank of sergeant and was deployed for two combat tours. Jermaine, who suffers from PTSD, will work with Rocky for the next eight weeks. The veteran said he believed his PTSD is what ultimately resulted in his

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Jermaine has been actively participating in the Veteran Program Pod in Yaphank jail since January. He is eager to help fellow veterans, loves dogs, and can’t wait

to train Rocky to give back to the veteran community he loves so much.

At the end of the eight weeks, Jermaine will receive a certificate and possibly work for Paws of War upon being released from jail.

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Coast Guard Station Listed On Historic Register By Justin Meinken

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The U.S. Life-Saving and Coast Guard Station in Amagansett is now listed on the New York State Register of Historic Places and has also been nominated to the National Register of Historic Places.

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The station’s history dates back to 1902; the station was one of 30 on the South Shore. It operated with a crew comprised mostly of local fishermen until 1937.

Situated on Atlantic Avenue, the station’s crew was originally charged with the rescue of shipwrecked seamen. During the war, the crew was also responsible for ensuring the security of the beach. Its crew is credited with uncovering explosives buried on Atlantic Beach by Nazi agents during World War II. In the wake of the discovery, the Coast Guard Beach Patrol was formed, growing into an organization of 24,000. The Coast Guard now provided coastal security and defense of the mainland. The Coast Guard Station is deeply rooted in East Hampton Town’s maritime history. The town is dedicated to the preservation of the station, not just for historical reasons, but to also honor those who served at the station from 1902 to 1944. After the station was decommissioned, it remained closed until the town decided that it would remove the building from its original location.

In 1966, Joel Carmichael purchased the building from the town for $1. He moved the station from its location and made it his residence until his death in 2006. The Carmichael family returned the station house to the town in 2007 and it was then returned to its original location. The Amagansett Life-Saving and Coast Guard Society, Inc. sought to restore and preserve the historic structure and raised the money necessary to order a historic structure report for the station. The report was completed in 2011 and outlined the work required to return the station to its 1902 glory. It took six years for the restoration process to be completed and in May 2017, the station opened as a museum to the public.

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Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn, right, seen here with Surfrider Long Island Eastern Chapter Coordinator Colleen Henn at a recent screening of Straws, is poised to introduce a measure into the legislature that will encourage businesses to go strawless for the rest of the summer.

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Suffolk To Go Strawless By Peggy Spellman Hoey

Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn launched “Strawless Suffolk,”

a new initiative to cut back on the use of plastic straws primarily at waterfront businesses like

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Under both programs, restaurants are asked to take a pledge to encourage providing the option of going straw free, using a biodegradable paper disposable straw, or using their own glass or metal re-usable straw. The idea behind the program is for it to expand beyond the season and catch on with other restaurants, so that the county’s carbon footprint is reduced. “The beauty of our beaches and natural landscape is what drives Suffolk County’s estimated $5.6 billion tourist economy,” said Hahn. “And yet, all over the county, our beaches and parks are littered with plastic straws and other plastic debris. What’s even more distressing is the suffering these useless bits of plastic inflict on vulnerable wildlife. Suffolk is joining the worldwide movement to save our oceans and beaches, starting right here at home.”

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The program was inspired by a similar one focused on the East End that was organized by the Surfrider Foundation Eastern Long Island Chapter, which launched its own initiative earlier this year with a screening of the documentary, Straws.

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Cheryl Keshner, a paralegal and community advocate with the Empire Justice Center, which has offices in Islip and helps with legal assistance in low-income communities, said that she can’t imagine, as a mother, being “forcibly” separated from her children. “I am also here as a person of Jewish heritage, whose family was persecuted during the Holocaust, and am here to say, ‘Never, ever again,’” she said, adding that Suffolk County has been “ground zero” for ICE enforcement over the last couple of years, with officials using the excuse of gang activity.

Protestors gathered around the fountain at the Village Green in East Quogue Saturday.

“Racial profiling has been happening here and we have seen family separation happening here. We have also seen a lot of ICE enforcement in our courts and in our communities in general. So, it is not only happening on the border. I just want people to be aware of that,” added Keshner. Independent/Peggy Spellman Hoey

Rally To ‘Keep Families Together’ By Peggy Spellman Hoey

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More than 200 people converged on the Village Green of East Quogue on Saturday afternoon, to protest the policy of President Donald Trump’s administration to separate immigrant children from their families. Those who attended the rally — which was organized almost overnight through social media by Moveon.org — called for an end to the policy, chanting slogans like, “Unite, unite, unite,” “Hey ho, hey ho, Donald Trump has got to go,” sometimes interchanging the president’s name with that of Congressman Lee Zeldin. Other slogans shouted included, “This is what democracy looks like,” and “Sí, se puede,” which means “Yes, we can,” in Spanish.

Protestors, many of whom attended with their own children, held signs with phrases on them such as “Humanity before politics,” “No ban, no war, no hate, no fear,” and “Love trumps hate.” People began to converge on the green at about 2 PM, gathering around the green’s iconic fountain to hear organizers and guest speakers challenge the president’s detention policy of placing children in internment camps, as well as the deputization of local law enforcement to carry out administrative warrants for the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, which facilitates deportation proceedings of immigrants who are arrested.

Organizer Christina Casey, a professor who teaches abroad and is visiting family on the East End, speaking from a megaphone, told to the crowd that there are more than 2000 children being held, separated from their families, although there is no other information about them. She said the purpose of the rally was to demand the reunification of children with their families, due process under the law for immigrants seeking refuge in the U.S., and the end of zero tolerance. “Children do not belong in baby cages, and internment-like camps,” said Casey, adding that immigrant parents should not be “criminally prosecuted for trying to get their children to safety.” “We cannot allow racists and

Noemi Sanchez of Sepa Mujer, a non-profit group that provides advocacy services for immigrant women who are dealing with domestic violence, including helping them in seeking asylum, also spoke at the rally. Sanchez, a domestic violence survivor who was helped by the organization to obtain her documentation, noted migrants are often dealing with a “terrible situation” when they are coming to the U.S. and that people need to be more welcoming to them. “We don’t need hate. We need love,” she said.

The rally also drew the support of other organizations, including speakers from groups such as Organización Latino-Americana of Eastern Long Island, Neighbors in Support of Immigrants, East End Action Network, and Let’s Visit Lee Zeldin. Democratic Congressional candidate Perry Gershon, who was chosen by the party on June 26 Continued On Page 66.

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family. Not only is Martinsen repopulating the oysters for Long Island, but he has been active on the Montauk Fire Department as well.

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His 16-year-old son, Avery Martinsen, is his righthand man and is captain of the Montauk Junior Fire Department. His daughter, Mikayla, also works on the boat with him during the summer. Not only do his children help him but the office manager, Gail Simons, helps with deliveries. In the best year Martinsen brings in about 1.3 million oysters, last year he brought in 650,000.

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Hampton Hopper Expands Service By Bridget LeRoy

Those who are looking for a way to get around the Hamptons without a vehicle can rejoice — the Hampton Hopper is restoring intertown transportation as well as continuing the very popular Montauk loop.

The Montauk loop allows visitors to hop-on-hop-off all around Montauk, seven days a week, free of charge, from 10 AM to 10 PM. Through Labor Day, the route connects Hither Hills campgrounds, the Montauk train station, and Montauk harbor with the downtown area. The free service is made possible by funding from a New York State grant and the Town of East Hampton.

The Montauk loop features two buses running one route, enabling riders to get to any point on the route within 30 minutes or less. Riders can make connections to the

intertown loop as well.

Born out of the need for affordable, public transportation and the desire to help eliminate traffic, the Hampton Hopper married tech and transportation to create its unique service. This service blends proprietary bus tracking software with eye-catching buses that operate seasonal public loops and year-round private charters within the Hamptons and beyond. The intertown loop, which runs all the way from Hampton Bays to Montauk with stops at village centers along the way, costs $5 a ride. One bus will operate from Thursday through Monday each week until September 9. Rides can be purchased through the Hampton Hopper iPhone app, or at the Hampton Hopper website at www.hamptonhopper.com, or a ticket can be bought onboard.

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Second Hand Rose Blooms In EH By Justin Meinken

Second Hand Rose, an antiques shop in East Hampton, celebrated its grand opening from June 29 through July 1. Set in the Maidstone Market plaza on Three Mile Harbor Road, the shop’s theme of “Rescue, Restore, Recycle, and Reuse” offers a vast array of passed-down relics and merchandise. A potential customer could walk in and buy a beautiful sundress, a classic art piece, and a set of gold dinner plates, all in one purchase. The store also offers collector’s items, like mint condition albums from The Beatles.

Second Hand Rose was started by Doreen Petrillo and her partner, George Miller. Once an actress, singer, and a Weight Watchers cover girl, Petrillo has had an extensive career.

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Her inspiration for Second Hand Rose was her father, who worked as a respected antique salesman after Doreen’s mother passed away at a young age. Miller, who has a good eye for the value of antiques, procures the items that are offered

in the shop. Second Hand Rose was created with the purpose of giving back to the community and donating to organizations like Boots on the Ground theater, East End Hospice, the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons, and several mental health organizations. Petrillo also understands financial challenges of living in the Hamptons and she focuses on selling high quality, affordable products.

Petrillo hopes to one day meet her idol, Barbra Streisand. Petrillo is very optimistic her dream will come true. After all, there’s an entire collection of Streisand’s albums in the front of the store. The inspiration for the store’s name actually came from the song made famous by Fanny Brice in the 1920s, and then made famous again when Babs belted it out in 1968’s Funny Girl. Second Hand Rose is located at 514 Three Mile Harbor Road. For more information, you can contact Doreen Petrillo directly at SecondHandRose514@gmail.com.

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Feature photos of his family working the farm shortly after World War II. This proud display includes a special one, Falkowski points out. “That’s my grandmother. It was taken when she was working in the field picking potatoes. She loved the farm,” he said. Growing up, Falkowski never really gave farming much thought although his grandparents, father, and uncles were tillers of the land. His grandfather bought a farm in Sagaponack and then built a homestead in Bridgehampton.

“My grandmother Regina was an avid bowler. She was a shark! They had team names like the ‘Beatniks.’ Her league photos are still hanging on the walls in Polish Hall in Riverhead,” he noted. He paused for a moment then added, “She recently passed away. She was 93. It was a big loss to our family but also to the community.”

Falkowski’s father and uncle are both owners of the farm on Butter Lane where he developed several acres into the natural ecosystem that now yields the organic produce he offers in his store today. His father moved upstate and raises livestock on his farm, Long View Farms. Falkowski offers his father’s meat and poultry products, as well as his maple syrup, at his stand. His mother, Lynn, was a registered nurse at Southampton Hospital and worked in the emergency room and the cardiac unit before retiring. “She’s actually at her 50th reunion of her nursing care program today,” he stated with pride.

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Falkowski has done just that. In 2003, he took a course in permaculture design and was given the use of a few acres of the

family farm in Bridgehampton to try out what he learned. He used the design principles to develop a natural ecosystem from which he is able to produce fully organic vegetables, fruits, herbs, and his signature mushrooms.

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David Falkowski is, without a doubt, one of the new wave of farmers on Eastern Long Island. Born into a family who tilled the land since the end of World War II, Falkowski admits that “agriculture is a tough business to maintain on Long Island. With every piece

of vacant land being snatched up by developers, farmers are being pushed out. It can be hard to compete unless you change with the times and develop a niche.”

Another photo in the store catches Falkowski’s eye. He grinned and asked, “Do you remember the Raceway? The Bridgehampton Raceway? I worked there. I was 14 when I worked at the track. I got to see all the races. What more could a 14-year-old ask for?” The Bridgehampton Race Circuit opened in 1957 and closed in 1998. It was said to be “a track to be reckoned with” and served racing enthusiasts during the 1950s and ‘60s, the golden age of the racing sport.

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merchants, even bringing some of their specialties to his store. He uses these connections to obtain some of the produce he doesn’t grow, to make his signature jams. In 2008, he received the Local Heroes Award as a Food Artisan.

“I’ve been doing this for 15 years,” he said. “I started out as the Long Island Mushroom Company. And I’ve kind of come full circle. I started growing mushrooms as food, but they also have medicinal value. This year, I’ve developed dietary supplements that are natural remedies and they are all made here on the farm.” He added, “I’ve always wanted to help people and growing healthy organic foods is one way, but adding the natural supplements this year has made a big difference in some of my customers’ lives. I can see the change in them. It works for them. I couldn’t be happier. I judge my success by how many people I help.”

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In an hour’s time, Open Minded Organics saw a flurry of customers coming in and out. As people selected from the produce and other items the shop offers, it became evident that they all wanted to speak with the 40-year old, who has, in his own right, gained community respect. For more information on Open Minded Organics, you can contact David directly at dave@ openmindedorganics.com.

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Sowing The Seeds Of Faith By Peggy Spellman Hoey

A group of immigrant farmers from Poland were told their dream of building a church on the East End was impossible, but the seed of faith they planted 100 years

ago bore fruit Saturday evening inside Our Lady of Poland Roman Catholic Church in Southampton as congregants gathered for the parish’s centennial Mass. “Exactly 100 years ago, a small

seed of faith was planted and look what happened,” said Roman Catholic Auxiliary Bishop Andrzej Zglejejszewski of the Diocese of Rockville Centre during his homily addressing the congregation at the church’s jubilee Mass on June 30. He explained the difficultly the parishioners had not only adjusting to the United States, but also in dealing with the walls that were placed in front of them as new immigrants. “There were many obstacles. We are talking about 20 Polish families. Let me tell you, they were very poor.”

“There were so many walls and it was hard for them to do anything, and yet they did,” the bishop added.

“They brought to the United States, not their treasures, but they brought their faith, very strong faith,” he said. The Mass, parts of which, readings and songs, were in Polish, featured an honor guard with the Knights of Columbus in full regalia. It ended with a procession outside to the garden where Bishop Zglejejszewski posed for photographs with parishioners. From there, the congregants walked over to Polish Hall for a jubilee dinner dance, which included traditional Polish fare like kielbasa, as well as dancing to Windstar, a Chinese auction, and raffle. Attendees were also treated to a performance of traditional Polish song and dance numbers which featured children from the parish and was led by Agnisezka Ogonowska. The event drew dignitaries

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Father Janusz Lipski, the parish’s administrator, said the group came to the U.S. in search of freedom and liberty but they did not forget to bring their faith with them.

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such as the Polish Consulate General Maciej Golubiewski, Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman, Councilwoman Christine Preston Scalera, Assemblyman Fred Thiele, and Southampton Village Trustee Richard Yastrzemski, who presented the church’s leaders with proclamations marking the event.

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Our Lady of Poland was almost lost in 2008, when it needed an extensive renovation, but once again, parishioners were able to come through and lend their support, which makes the centennial even more special for some in attendance.

Sisters Patti Fanning and Maggie Marcimcuk, whose grandparents, Stephen and Eva Kobos, were part of the original group of 20 Polish immigrants who founded the

church, said it was special day for them. Their parents raised them and their four siblings in the parish, and it’s where all of them made their sacraments as children. “This is our church,” said Fanning, who now lives up-island.

Marcimcuk noted her father used to paint the inside of the church as part of its regular maintenance.

“My kids were baptized here, made their sacraments here, and I was married here in the church. Our parents were married in the church, so it’s been generations,” she said. It’s a family tradition that she hopes will continue for generations to come. “I hope that they will continue to come to this church,” she added.

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Her father, Timothy White Sr., 46, of Mastic Beach, was involved in at least four gun sales and was charged with second-and thirddegree criminal sale of a firearm, all felonies, and faces up to 15 years in prison with potential of consecutive sentencing, Sini said. Her brother, Timothy White Jr., 22, of Bellport, was involved in at least 11 gun sales for which he was charged with felony secondand third-degree criminal sale of a firearm and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, Sini said.

Nine Charged In Gun-Running Operation By Peggy Spellman Hoey

A pair of East End men were among nine people arrested in the breakup of a gun-running ring that followed the “Iron Pipeline” from the South to Suffolk County, prosecutors said on Wednesday, June 27.

Investigators have evidence the gun runners were involved in 63 illegal gun sales on 50 different dates, all culminating on June 23, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Tim Sini. All together, 56 guns — 46 handguns, two assault weapons, and one fully-automatic 9mm Norinco rifle, commonly referred to as an Uzi — were confiscated in the bust. “This is a killing machine,” said

Sini as he displayed the gun that has automatic capabilities and can carry a magazine holding up to 50 rounds of ammunition. “It does not belong on the streets of Suffolk County.”

Sini said the guns were traced to 15 different states, including New York, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. Nine were defaced to make tracing them impossible. Six of the weapons were reported stolen in burglaries, including one from a location in Hampton Bays. Four of the guns were used in shootings in Suffolk County, though none were used in crimes on the East End. “This is critical. The illegal sale

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Jaason Hartmann, 21, of Riverhead was involved in at least 14 gun sales, “sometimes selling multiple weapons in those transactions,” Sini said. He faces first-and third-degree criminal sale of a firearm and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, all felonies. He faces a maximum of 25 years in prison with a potential for consecutive sentencing. Montaigne Henderson, 25, of East Quogue, was involved in at least one gun sale and was charged with felony counts of third-degree criminal sale of a firearm and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He faces a maximum of 15 years in prison. At center of the operation was Yasmine White, 25, of Mastic Beach, who, Sini said, with the assistance of her brother, her father, and others made illegal gun sales, with investigators obtaining evidence that she was present for 22 of 45 of the sales. She is charged with felony counts of first-and third-degree criminal sale of a firearm, and second- and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, for which she faces a

Both father and son are “confirmed” Bloods street gang members, Sini said. A sixth person, Hector Rodriguez, 44, of East Patchogue, was involved in at least one sale for which he was charged with third-degree criminal sale of a firearm, and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, felonies that leave him facing up to 15 years in prison. Three other individuals are in custody on unrelated charges but are facing “varying” charges as part of the investigation.

The nine arrests were part of a “long-term investigation” by Suffolk County police detectives assigned to the DA’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. The Southampton and Riverhead town police departments also assisted in the investigation, with the latter playing a “critical role” in the execution of search warrants, Sini said. Throughout the investigation, of which Sini would not go into many specific details, investigators used covert electronic surveillance, including wiretapping. He said it was the first investigation of its kind to use wiretapping since he took office.

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of guns is directly related to gun crimes. By cracking down on these illegal sales and taking these weapons off our streets, we are effectively preventing gun violence,” Sini said.

White Jr. was additionally charged with second-degree murder, also a felony, for allegedly shooting and killing a Queens man outside a house party in North Bellport on June 17, Sini said. He faces up to 25 years in prison on the murder charge alone, and a maximum of 15 years in relation to the gun-running charges.

Police Patel was ordered handcuffed. Court officers turned him over to the deputy sheriffs.

He was scheduled to be brought back to court May 31. The probation department got its interview in before then. The court was told, in a new letter, that “the defendant was remorseful and apologized for being deceitful and evading both the probation department and the court.” The reason he lied, the probation department said, was because he was fearful of deportation. On May 21, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer was placed on Patel. However, due to the Memorial Day holiday, the probation department had not finished its report. Patel would spend another two weeks in jail.

A restaurant manager was sentenced to 90 days in jail on June 29 In East Hampton Town Justice Court. Jignesh Patel will be deported once his sentence Is served.

June 28 was likely the last time he will appear in East Hampton. Burke told the court Patel was agreeing to a new offer from the district attorney’s office, a guilty plea, in return for a 90-day sentence. “The court may also be aware, there is an ICE hold,” Burke said.

“Is he staying or is he going?” Justice Tekulsky asked. “He is going,” was the answer. Absent the deportation order and the agreedupon sentence, Justice Tekulsky said, “I would sentence you to a year in jail for your misrepresentations to your counsel and to the court.” Burke said afterward that Patel had agreed not to contest the deportation order.

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“Oh, what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive.”

Justice Steven Tekulsky quoted Sir Walter Scott after calling the name of a defendant, Jignesh Patel. Patel had been brought to East Hampton Town Justice Court on June 28 from county jail by two deputy sheriffs.

Most prisoners wear green jail-issue jump suits when they are brought to court. However, they each have the right to wear whatever street clothes they have in their property at the jail when brought to court. Patel exercised that right. He was wearing a button-down collared shirt and a wrinkled dark suit.

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He had spent the previous 28 days in jail, after the probation department had asked that he be remanded, which Justice Tekulsky ordered done during his last appearance in court May 17.

A year earlier, he had been charged with misdemeanor drunk driving by the East Hampton Town police, as well as a misdemeanor cocaine possession charge. The restaurant manager hired one of the area’s leading attorneys, Edward Burke Jr., who negotiated a plea deal.

Patel would not do jail time. Justice Tekulsky was agreeable to the deal. All Patel had to do was meet with the probation department for a preplea interview. Weeks went by, then months. Appointments were made but not kept by Patel. After at least five missed appointments, according to letters on file at the justice court, Patel contacted Burke, telling him that his father was ill, and that he needed to fly to London. Burke relayed this information to the court, and to the probation department.

On May 9, the probation department sent a new letter to the court. “Patel is not and has not been in London, but is, in fact, working as general manager of the American Beech Restaurant located at 300 Main Street in Greenport,” the letter stated. “Mr. Patel has been completely dishonest with providing his address, phone number, and employment status to probation and to the court for the past five months.” At that point, the request that Patel be remanded was made, and agreed to by Justice Tekulsky. On May 17, after being called before the judge, Burke at his side,

Dirk Early was arrested for the sixth time in his life on an alcoholrelated charge, and is now facing two felony counts. Independent/T.E. McMorrow

Two Drivers Facing felony drunken driving charge By T. E. McMorrow

A Southampton man who has five prior arrests on driving while intoxicated charges is facing new felony counts of drunken and unlicensed driving after being arrested by Sag Harbor Village police late Saturday afternoon. Dirk L. Early, 57, was driving a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado pickup south on Suffolk Street when he was pulled over. Police said they had received a report of a

domestic dispute that involved that vehicle. After being stopped, Early was asked to step out of the pickup, with police saying he was “extremely unsteady” on his feet. He did poorly on sobriety tests, police said, including the pre-arrest field breath test, which produced a reading of 0.23 of 1 percent alcohol in the blood. Placed under arrest, Early was taken to headquarters, where he allegedly refused the Continued On Page 75.

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Two Arrested In Water Mill Assault By Peggy Spellman Hoey

A local man and woman were arrested in Water Mill June 26 for assaulting a woman in May, Southampton Town police said.

A woman reported to police that at about 6:20 PM on May 30, Jennifer Leahy, 22, of Southampton, and C. Piacentine, 26, of East Hampton pushed her to the ground, injuring her right knee and right arm, police said. The woman was injured badly enough to seek medical attention at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead, according to police.

They added her cellphone was also broken during the scuffle. Leahy and Piacentine were both charged with third-degree assault and criminal mischief, both misdemeanors. Police did not provide additional information.

Items Stolen From Cars Seven residents of Tuckahoe and North Sea reported their cars were broken into sometime overnight between Monday, June 25, and Tuesday, June 26, according to Southampton Town police.

The thefts took place sometime between 12:30 AM on June 25, and 6 PM on June 26, according to police incident reports. In the first theft, about $215 in cash, $30 in cash, and sunglasses were removed from cars parked at a residence on Sebonac Road. Other thefts from residents of the block included about $5 worth of coins, and an iPod. Sunglasses were taken from an unlocked car parked at a residence on Underhill Drive in Tuckahoe as well. In North Sea, a brown pair of

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sunglasses, coins, as well as $50 and $75, were taken from cars parked at homes on Robinson Road. On Horton Terrace Lane, a bifold leather wallet with a driver’s license, American Express card, and Chase debit card were taken from a car. Those weren’t the only thefts reported in the town.

Sometime between 3 PM on Tuesday, June 26, and 6:30 AM on Wednesday, June 27, loose change was taken from inside two parked cars at a home on Ludlam Avenue in Riverside. Later on in the week, a safe containing $2000 and a $1200 iPhone were reported stolen from a home on Ludlam Avenue in Riverside on Friday, June 29, according to a report from town police.

The theft, which has been classified as a second-degree burglary and third-degree grand larceny, is under investigation. No further information was available from police. Westhampton Beach Man Arrested For Coke Possession A 29-year-old Westhampton Beach man was arrested in Hampton Bays on June 28 and was charged with two misdemeanor counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor, for being found with cocaine in his possession during a traffic stop, Southampton Town police said.

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take kindly to the violation of her order to stay away from the alleged February victim, as well as Maker’s criminal record, and set bail at $20,000. Maker remained in county jail as of Monday afternoon.

Shelter Island police were called to a country club on June 29 by a victim of an alleged assault that happened in February. The alleged victim told police that the man charged with choking in that incident was on the grounds of the club, in violation of an order of protection issued in February out of Shelter Island Justice Court by Justice Helen Rosenblum.

In other news, Steven Sebring of Manhattan was arrested on a misdemeanor drunk driving charge Saturday night. He was pulled over on St. Mary’s Road, allegedly for speeding, running a stop sign, and crossing into the oncoming lane of traffic. At headquarters, a breath test produced a reading of over .08 of one percent, the legal definition of intoxication. He was released Sunday morning after being arraigned in the island’s justice court without having to post bail, but with a date on Justice Rosenblum’s criminal calendar.

Police arrested Travis Maker, 37, of Greenport on a misdemeanor criminal contempt charge. When Maker was searched, police reported finding four different controlled drugs, which were not specified in the complaint, leading to four misdemeanor possession charges. He was also in possession of a small amount of marijuana. Justice Rosenblum clearly did not

York State Police said Michels was stopped for failure to maintain her lane on Flanders Road west of Red Creek Road, and upon further investigation, was found to be impaired by drugs. She was transported to the troopers’ Riverside barracks where a blood test was administered, and she was issued an appearance ticket for the Southampton Town Justice Court.

Samantha Yanks, 42, of New York was arrested on June 25 in Bridgehampton and was charged with driving while intoxicated. Yanks was stopped by an officer because the car she was driving did not have any headlights on, police said. She was additionally charged with traffic violations. David Holdsworth, 53, of Eastport was arrested in Hampton Bays

on June 29 and was charged with driving while intoxicated. Police said an officer tried to pull Holdsworth over for multiple traffic violations on County Road 39, but he did not stop until he got to Flanders Road in Flanders. He was later found to be under the influence of alcohol, according to police.

Elmer Gregorio, 22, of Flanders was arrested in Flanders on July 1 and was charged with driving while intoxicated. Gregorio was stopped by an officer for several traffic infractions, and upon further investigation was found to be under the influence of alcohol. Gregorio, who did not have a valid driver’s license, was additionally charged with failure to use the the designated lane of travel and moving from a lane in an unsafe manner.

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Editorial Time To Chill Out

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After a painfully cold and wet spring that had people wondering if summer would ever arrive, the season arrived with a thud, with traffic backed up on the roads as the first big weekend of the summer arrived just before the Fourth of July.

You remember the Fourth of July, don’t you? It used to be the most joyous of all our national holidays — the day when Americans of all political stripes took a day off to celebrate the birth of what remains the greatest political experiment in history by going to a parade, enjoying a picnic, or gathering with family and friends to watch the fireworks.

But it doesn’t feel quite the same these days. America is a divided nation, perhaps more so than at any time since the run-up to the Civil War. The media has neatly divided the entire country into red and blue states, with no apparent recognition that America is a much more complicated place than that — and certainly not one that can be boiled down to the two colors that represent the political parties that only a quarter to a third of eligible voters cast their ballots for in any given election. In recent years, there has been a rise in racial tensions, an increasingly us-against-them mentality pitting established Americans against newcomers, be they here legally or not. Too often, we turn on the TV news to learn that differences have been settled at the point of a gun, be it in the classroom, the newsroom, or even a church. At times like these, it’s important that there is much more holding us together than tearing us apart and that we have so much for which to be thankful — from the right to practice our faith, send our kids to school, or even pile our plates high with food at the dinner table.

Hot weather, like that which has arrived on our shores last weekend, is often enough to short-circuit the short tempers of East Enders, who often feel put out by the mobs that descend upon us each summer. Our political differences certainly won’t be settled overnight, but maybe some of our pointless animus can be. It’s time to chill out and practice a random act of kindness. We might just like it.

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On July Fourth we celebrate the birth of our nation.

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Why do we only talk about our Founding Fathers on this holiday?

Our Founding Mothers deserve a little credit too!

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A friend and mentor to all in the club and so many in the community, he never needed to “roar,” but commanded respect as a result of his historic, unwavering involvement and passion not only for the East Hampton Lions Club and its accomplishments with him as president and the chair of the Health and Sight Committee, but for his relentless advocacy of the idea that helping and bettering our community is best served through selfless involvement and action to make things better.

Tina Piette

No Respect Dear Editor,

I cannot understand giving an award or honoring a woman who every single day on her TV show verbally abuses the office of the President of the United States of America. Her mouth speaks only remarks that are hurtful [and] extremely derogatory. I wish this show would be cancelled, and perhaps the office of the President would get some respect. I am so sorry you even covered this news.

Bea Derrico

Editor’s Note: Joy Behar recently hosted a local fundraiser. Wailing Children To Denis Hamill,

So, it’s the “system” that stinks. Not millions of illegal immigrants flooding that same country whose system stinks. Where they mow our lawns and use our schools and hospitals and municipal services on a virtually free basis. Those same wailing children were

Mike Millan I’m rooting for Portugal and Ronaldo. I’m not a huge soccer fan and he’s the only person I know, and it seems like he’s the one who makes most of the goals.

Joffre Contreras I’m rooting for Argentina. Messi and Christiano are great players. Germany was looking strong too and might have had a good shot at winning.

Tina Pennacchia I’m not interested in soccer, but my husband is watching it round the clock. He’s glued to the television. I think he’s rooting for Argentina. Or maybe Portugal. Whichever team Ronaldo plays for. I’m not sure which it is. Michael McHugh I’m not really rooting for anyone. I’m just enjoying watching all the games. I don’t have a dog in the fight.

separated and housed in “cages like concentration camps” under the eight years of the great one, Hussein Obama. That same Federal government, his for eight years, that did not want the public to see or to hear from and whom the press willingly left unreported.

So, this horrible system of this horrible country that it seems, according to you, became horrible since, oh, the 2017 inauguration. Truly amazing how so much carnage and confusion could suddenly develop. How a buildup of “some 700,000 pending immigration cases” could occur within only 18 months. Particularly amazing when one considers how the previous eight Hussein years were so exemplary. So pristine. So spotless. So honest and transparent. So unsullied.

People like you continue to spread your own lies. Your own “truths.” Your own delusions. When other kinds of “truths” continue to come from the other side of the aisle we have today’s America. Unwilling to listen. Unwilling to discuss. Unwilling to debate. Unwilling to coexist peacefully (Maxine Waters and her

ilk). We no longer have the desire to compromise. That’s what is shameful. America, unfortunately, cannot fix the ills of every other country in this world. We have and can continue to help many. We cannot help all. We don’t have the resources for all. We don’t have the space for all. We simply don’t have the ability to help all.

James Carollo

Editor’s Note: Hamill is a columnist for The Independent. Paper Lacking To the Editor,

Since the retirement of Ms. [Kitty] Merrill, I find the paper to be lacking her great sense of humor, as well as the trustworthiness of her articles! Doesn’t anyone check the facts before going to print? I have enjoyed the paper for the past many years and would like to continue to do so. I would, however, like to believe what is printed is true. Come on editors. GET TO WORK.

Sincerely,

Ethel Tashman

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It is with profound personal sadness and on behalf of the East Hampton Lions Club that we send condolences to the family and friends of Lion Jack Ecker. Lion Jack was hands-down the most thoughtful, dedicated, evenhanded, and most influential member of our club for over 50 years. While his shoes can never be filled, the way he conducted himself has been an inspiration and role model for all Lions over the many years he served.

Rest in peace, Lion Jack.

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Andy Summers Performs At Guild Hall By Bridget LeRoy

“We survived on a diet of hope and very little money.” Andy Summers

The performance is the kick-off concert for the Guitar Masters series, produced by Amagansett’s Taylor Barton, a three-day gathering in celebration of musicianship which features concerts, documentary films, and book signings.

Summers has also authored a memoir One Train Later, which led to the documentary, Can’t Stand Losing You: Surviving The Police, following Summers’s journey from his early days in the psychedelic 1960s music scene, when he played with The Animals, to chance

During the band’s phenomenal rise and its dissolution at the height of its popularity in the mid-1980s, Summers captured history with his candid photographs, which will also be part of the show at Guild Hall. Utilizing rare archival footage and insights from the guitarist’s side of the stage, Can’t Stand Losing You brings together past and present as the band members reunite, two decades later, for a global reunion tour in 2007.

The documentary will be shown at Guild Hall on Thursday afternoon, prior to the concert. The Police practically defined the

sound of the late 1970s Punk-New Wave movement, but according to Summers, who spoke with The Independent, it wasn’t a done deal while they were recording their debut album, Outlandos d’Amour.

“When we were recording Outlandos,” he said, “we had no hope or inkling of where it was going.” The album was funded with a small loan from the drummer Stewart Copeland’s brother, Miles, and was recorded when the trio — Summers, Copeland, and Sting — could find the time. “We survived on a diet of hope and very little money,” Summers recalled with a laugh. And yet they knew there was something there. Even if the album — which is on every list as one of the best of that decade — were recorded today,

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Those who visit Guild Hall in East Hampton on Thursday, July 5, will be treated to a guitar extravaganza featuring Andy Summers, most famous for his cool riffs as lead guitarist for The Police.

encounters with drummer Stewart Copeland and bassist Sting, which led to the formation of one of the most famous groups ever, The Police.

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Daniel Gerroll and Harris Yulin spar with words in Frost/Nixon, now on stage at Bay Street Theater.

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Frost/Nixon: No Holds Barred

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Peter Morgan’s powerhouse drama Frost/Nixon — which enjoyed a successful West End and Broadway run, and was turned into an equally successful film version — is now at Bay Street Theater, featuring Daniel Gerroll as David Frost and Harris Yulin as former President Richard Nixon.

At the soul of the show — based on the famous interviews which aired three years after Nixon’s resignation while Watergate was still turning a knife in America’s heart — is the story of two men desperate to be taken seriously. Frost, a somewhat smarmy and solicitous British talkshow host, wants to break Nixon on air, but the ability to do so just isn’t in his wheelhouse. And Nixon, bored after a lifetime in politics, whiling away the time at his

oceanfront retreat, wants a chance to possibly exonerate himself . . . if the money’s good enough. The money is good enough, and the result is a series of interviews conducted in Beverly Hills over the course of a month in 1977. As Nixon tells Frost in a private phone call toward the end of the interviews, only one of them will remain in the limelight, while the other is consigned to the wilderness.

Frost puts everything on the line for his shot at real television journalism and assembles his crack team: his producer John Birt (Price Waldman), a new girlfriend Caroline (Danielle Slavick), journalist and editor Bob Zelnick (Brian Keane), and author and researcher Jim Reston (Christian Conn), who acts as a quasi-narrator for the events.

Narrator? More like an emcee. Director Sarna Lapine’s version of Frost/Nixon takes place in a suggested boxing ring on Wilson Chin’s set, as the two heavyweights adjourn to their separate corners to either rejoice in their successful jabs or lick their wounds and regroup. In Nixon’s corner are agent Swifty Lazar (Stephen Lee Anderson) and Jack Brennan (Rich Topol), Nixon’s former chief of staff and most dedicated follower. The cast is top-notch, and although historians might facepalm once or twice at Morgan’s rearrangement of actual events, as a dramatization, Frost/ Nixon is a champion. Once the sparring starts, Nixon — who was famous for not being good on camera, overly-sweaty and a bit of a cold fish — rises to the occasion, embattled and

emboldened, channeling his inner trial lawyer and delivering endless self-serving answers to Frost’s questions. Even during the countdown to camera, Nixon is able to offer little jabs to unhinge the underprepared talk show host.

If Frost and his team think Nixon would go gently into that good night, offering up a confession and an apology, an answer to Watergate, they need to return to the drawing board and come up with a different strategy. The play moves at a lightning speed (an hour and 40 minutes with no intermission) and Gerroll and Yulin deliver wonderful, provocative performances as Frost and Nixon, two men who understand that television can make or break you with just one closeup. Continued On Page B-45.

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Silvera exhibit puts memory into motion By Nicole Teitler

Vivian Silvera is a globe trotter, hailing from international cities Hong Kong, Sao Paulo, and then New York City. Upon her move to New York at 15 years old, she began visiting the Hamptons with her family and found beauty in the area.

Now on view at The Spur in Southampton is her exhibit “See Memory: The Paintings and Films of Vivian Silvera.” Silvera takes 10,000 painted stills and creates a 15-minute film exploring the nature of memory through the science of remembering. Surrounding the walls of The Spur are 23 paintings, created for the film, that depict one young woman’s journey towards understanding her memories, each one with its own stop motion video.

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My father saw my drawings and thought maybe I had a knack for art and took me to meet a Brazilian painter Roberto D’Oliveira, who ran a studio-atelier. Learning to draw in his studio was my first introduction to a professional art setting, with northern lights, the smell of kneaded erasers, the feel of sharpening pencils with a blade instead of a pencil sharpener. I loved the whole atmosphere. I did not imagine that I would become a professional artist. It never crossed my mind. I just thought of it as something I loved to do on my own time. I became more interested in film as a teenager. I love a good story and films are able to do that in a way that a still image cannot. I interned at a human rights documentary film company in college, intending

to go straight into film. However, when I graduated [Tufts University with a BA and New York Academy of Art with an MFA], I still didn’t have a green card.

I had been offered an entry level job in a film company in LA but couldn’t take it. I moved back to New York. I was taking filmmaking classes at night and felt overwhelmed by the money needed to make a film, and the technical aspects of filmmaking. I enrolled in a weekend painting class at the Art Students League and had a moment of realization in front of the canvas, that I could be the “director” of my own images much more effectively and immediately with paints and canvas, than the years it would take me to work my way up to making my own film. What inspired you to get into Art & FIlm? I found my way back into film through a series of oversized drawings I did in 2001 called

“Close-Ups,” exploring the power of the movie close up, but rendered by hand. Movie images shaped the way I see the world, and I wanted to talk about that in my art.

In 2007, after my first child was born, I became interested in the subject of memory. When you have a child, you want to be able to pass down memories of your own childhood to them. I became frustrated when I realized that I had very few memories that I could put into words of my first 10 years in Hong Kong. I made a series of drawings called “Borrowed Memory” trying to fill up my empty “memory bank,” to see if I could use snapshots of Hong Kong from the 1970s to create the visual world that I lacked. It worked. It was the subject of memory that ultimately brought me back to wanting to make a film. I had done two series of paintings exploring memory by looking at stills from the movies Ordinary People, The King’s Speech, and the HBO series “In Treatment,” and how the

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When did you become interested in art & film?

was about 11 years old. I think it was a gift to my parents. I took it to my room and copied all the faces, hands, and figures. It just clicked for me, it was a language that seemed familiar and made sense.

Arts&Entertainment way, I could watch each scene take shape and make decisions about what would happen next while I was painting. The pace of the evolving images needed to match the pace at which I think, which is not knowing the way things should be from the start, but through a gradual feeling my way towards something. Do your paintings reflect personal memories?

Summer Swing By Vivian Silvera directors used light and the actors’ body language to convey the process of remembering.

In order to really explore memory, I needed to make images move and time pass. How long did it take to put together ‘See Memory’? It took me three years from start to finish. After I shot the footage, I really had no idea where I was going with it. I shot scenes with two actors — one playing a young woman who is troubled by her memories and on her way to therapy and the other, the therapist. I was thinking of the movie Ordinary People and wanted to use the arc from that film which portrays a boy who is alone with memories that haunt him, unable to connect with others. Through his gradual connecting with a therapist and having a witness to his story, he is transformed and is able to live with what had seemed unbearable.

It took me a while to figure out that I would tell the story in paintings, how to shoot stop-motion animation, and how to make things move. The picture was locked after two years, but it took me another year to incorporate the interviews I had done with neuroscientists and psychiatrists and to figure out music and sound.

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10,000 stills is a lot! Why so many? Well, a live action film uses 24 frames per second. So, thousands of still images go into the making

of any film. We just perceive the still images as moving because at a certain rate our eye perceives stills in sequence as motion. The difference here is that I made each image and each change by hand, in paint. In order for the eye to perceive the paintings as moving, those stills need to move fast and there needs to be a lot of them! Describe the science of memory. I had had the idea that memories are an accurate record of the past that can be put into words. What I learned in my interview with neuroscientist Daniela Schiller at Mount Sinai, is that memory does not have to be explicit, it can be a feeling that washes over you or a mood that seems familiar.

Even our behavior is memory, the way we act and react to things tells us about our past. I was also stunned to learn that a memory is malleable, subject to change each time it is recalled. In fact, the more times a memory is recalled, the more likely it is to have changed, like a game of telephone. How did you get into stop motion film? It’s a very specific niche. It was the way for me to bring together the things that I love: storytelling, film, and painting. As a painter, moving into film, live action moved too quickly for me. I was missing the joy of creating each image myself, by hand. I needed to slow the process down, to make each image appear gradually, building it stroke by stroke. That

The paintings for “See Memory” started out as depictions of the story that I shot, but imagery such as horses appearing inside a room, or a hot air balloon appearing in the sky and turning into a boat are me free associating as I paint, so I suppose those are deeply personal as they arise from my subconscious. The story itself reflects an amalgamation of personal experiences I’ve had that have led me to my believing strongly that it is only through the sharing of our life stories and connecting

with others can we be freed from memories that haunt us. what would you say is your most precious memory? Nothing brings me more joy than looking at photos and videos of my kids when they were really little, hearing the sound of their voices and the funny things they said and did. As to a precious memory, any memory I have of being with my brother and sister as young kids in Hong Kong together is truly precious to me.

The exhibit runs now through Saturday, July 28, open to the public and on view every day from 10 AM to 5 PM by appointment through Iron Gate East at 512-773-5994 or email Kelcey Edwards at kelcey. edwards@irongateeast.com. The Spur is located at 280 Elm Street in Southampton. Visit www. vivianesilvera.com to learn more about Silvera.

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Hampton Daze // Jessica Mackin-Cipro floor, black-grouted wall tile, and a pressed-tin ceiling. Look for prepared foods straight from Almond’s kitchen including tuna stuffed peppers, duck confit, deviled eggs, and Moroccan style lamb meatballs.

My Perfect Day: Bridgehampton It’s not difficult to have a perfect day in Bridgehampton. Here is mine:

The day would start with a SoulCycle class at the BARN. While there are many options for SoulCycle classes throughout the East End (locations include East Hampton, Montauk, and Water Mill) there is nothing like taking a class in the actual BARN on Butter Lane.

SoulCycle offers a powerful, fun, and transformative fitness experience, and the existing studio has been expanded this summer to accommodate more bikes. To round out the workout, the BARN also offers Juice Press, pop-ups throughout the summer, and limited-edition retail collaborations. After my workout, I would stop by the new L & W Market, a shop recently opened by the folks at Almond. Almond co-owners Eric Lemonides and Jason Weiner bring the airy and spacious market to Main Street, Bridgehampton. The store features a mosaic tile

Breakfast and lunch items are available, as are coffee, tea, and pastries, baked on site.

The market also offers a selection of pantry items from Almond’s own product line like smoked almonds, basil oil, BBQ rub, and curry. There is also a selection of locally sourced products from farms like Quail Hill, Amber Waves, Balsam Farms, and Foster Farms, as well as cheese from Art Ludlow’s Mecox Bay Dairy.

Almond’s chefs Jason Weiner and Jeremy Blutstein have also launched their own line of kimchi, which is available at the market. On my perfect day, I would borrow one of these pictured bikes and head down Ocean Road to the beach with breakfast and coffee.

Lunch later in the day would be at World Pie. This neighborhood spot is a favorite of locals and visitors alike. My pick is always the El Diablo salad, complete with Thai-glazed grilled chicken, cucumbers, pineapple, roasted beets, goat cheese, mango, red onion, and toasted pistachio nuts. But you also can’t go wrong splitting one of the many wood-fired thin-crust pizzas on the menu. This week, I would head over to the Art Market fair, being held July 5 to 8 at The Bridgehampton Museum. This contemporary and modern art fair returns to the

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For dinner, I would go to Topping Rose House. The 75-seat restaurant offers a true farm-to-table experience, featuring food grown on the property’s one-acre farm, as well as ingredients from other local farmers and fishermen.

If you’re in the mood for some champagne (I’m always in the mood for champagne), celebrate America’s birthday on Wednesday, July 4, with a grill out and pool party hosted by Veuve Clicquot, starting at 1 PM. Enjoy DJ, food, and of course plenty of champagne. Each ticket ($50) gets you two glasses of bubbly. The “My Perfect Day” series features a different East End village each week.

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“SAC board member Elyn Kronemeyer and I had both seen It’s being called “Summer of the 2017 Spielberg documentary Spielberg.” Friday, July 6, will begin by Susan Lacy and collectively a series of outdoor screenings of came up with the idea to focus films written or directed by one of solely on Steven’s films, recalling the most popular film mavens of all that previous screenings of his time, Steven Spielberg, on the lawn classics in summers past have of the Southampton Arts Center. always been audience favorites,” SAC and the Hamptons said SAC Director Amy Kirwin. International Film Festival have “We believe it is the perfect partnered for the fifth year in a row way to commemorate our fifth to offer this program.QP INDY.qxp_Layout 1consecutive GET TO.TRIATHLON 6/30/18 10:17 PM Page 1 summer of outdoor

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The series begins Friday with Raiders of the Lost Ark. Films start at sunset, at approximately 8:45 PM. The series, which continues until August 31, concludes with the annual screening of JAWS. For more info visit www. southamptonartscenter.org.

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Revolutionary swimwear designer Malia Mills and Lillet, the French wine-based aperitif, have partnered to create the 2018 summer style series Malia Mills x Lillet Shop & Give collection.

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The program celebrates the aperitif occasions of summer while inspiring female designers and brands. This is Lillet’s firstever retail collaboration, featuring curated styles that are available for purchase in all Malia Mills stores nationwide this summer. Local stores are located in both East Hampton and Southampton villages.

This cause-oriented partnership will support Course of Trade, an organization founded by Malia Mills production director Libby Mattern. The organization is dedicated to providing industrial sewing education. Ten percent of the purchase price for each sale from this collection will be donated to the organization, funding training costs and wages for Course of Trade students. “We join with the folks at Lillet to

harness the extraordinary power of the village — because when women come together there’s nothing we can’t accomplish,” said Malia Mills. “This summer we take our partnership to new heights with an emphasis on galvanizing gals for good, starting with non-profit course of trade. Cheers to Lillet for supporting our causes and for championing fierce women who lead the way for positive change in our communities. Hell yes!” The collection features Malia’s Nisa, Annette, Laney, Greta, and Swish dress designs. All styles were handpicked and are made in the USA. The collection also features the Lillet Course of Trade Bag, which Malia Mills has manufactured in signature red in honor of the partnership. Each Course of Trade Bag is embellished with a signature Lillet pin and a Malia Mills “Hell Yes” pin.

“Malia Mills was one of the fashion partners Lillet worked with to introduce its first Summer Style Series last year, and we’re excited to be joining forces again to bring Lillet’s first retail collaboration to life,” said Jennifer Gerrie, the division brand manager of Pernod

Ricard. “The series allows us to celebrate the aperitif occasions of the season and showcase the Lillet Spritz, which is low-proof, nicely balanced, and truly refreshing, making it the perfect summer cocktail.” On Thursday, June 28, a sip and shop event was held at the Malia

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A much safer bet is a boat — sailboat, motor boat, luxury yacht. A chance to be on the water is certainly romantic and a way to leave land-locked worries behind.

Fishing For The One I have one burning question for men concerning online dating — what is with the fish pictures?

Did I miss the memo that men holding fresh caught fish is an aphrodisiac? Is this supposed to appeal to our DNA like the caveman holding a bison head? I surmise that the number of women who are into sport fishing isn’t huge. Maybe they are Hemingway

The good thing about online dating is that you aren’t depending on a chance meeting or fix up or leaving your Jimmy Choo behind at a ball. If you are within a certain mile radius and age range — boom, there may be a match. For my first online date I was in Florida and having a hard time finding parking in a trendy, crowded resort town. My date met me on the street corner, asked if he could jump in, directed me to a perfect parking place on the next street, and, on the way, noticed the tire pressure warning on my console. “Hold on,” he said and ran to his car to get his pocket tire pressure measure.

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He proceeded to fix all four tires then took my arm to lead me to his favorite watering hole. He gave me a tour of the cute neighborhood including a historic hotel where he cued up his iPhone to Sinatra to spin me around the deserted ballroom floor. While he wasn’t ultimately the guy for me, I appreciated this heavy dose of chivalry and considered a second date when the engine light came on.

“Catching” someone’s attention online has to happen in an instant. Humor can be successful. One guy I gave a chance because he said he worked at the Ministry Of Funny Walks (that’s Monty Python to you Millennials). I think my entrance with my personal interpretation was, however, less successful and undeniably dangerous in platform heels. But the guy who said he was “seeking a wealthy, lonely, European super model” fell flat. Of course, I am giving him the benefit of the doubt that he was indeed joking. It helps to be sharp yourself. My profile references Lady Chatterley and when I asked a date what he was doing and he said, “Watching the game,” I asked if it was the Yankees. Unfortunately, he had to remind me Lady C. had a thing for the game keeper. Literary gaffe.

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“Catching” someone’s attention online has to happen in an instant. Humor can be successful. The one line, men, I would lose from your profile is, “You’d better look like your picture or pay for drinks until you do.” I agree pictures should be recent and accurate but when your profile has a fuzzy picture of a selfie in a bathroom mirror, I think you are living in a glass house and maybe don’t toss that first stone.

Ultimately online dating is a leap of faith but it proves that there are still plenty of “fish” in the virtual romantic sea. You can send comments to kissandtellhb@gmail.com.

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Breath & Desire by Jane Martin

Silvera’s solo exhibition “See Memory” is at The Spur in Southampton. The show runs through July 28. Artists Alliance The 24th Annual Artists Alliance of East Hampton Members Art Exhibit will be held at Ashawagh Hall in Springs through July 8. A closing reception will be held Saturday, July 7, from 5 to 8 PM. A “Meet the Artist” will take place Thursday, July 5, from 6 to 7:30 PM. Ten percent of all sales will be contributed to the East Hampton Food Pantry. Visit www.aaeh.org. Balancing Act The White Room Gallery in Bridgehampton presents “Balancing Act” with art by Sally Green, EJ Camp, John Mazlish, and Joan Konkel. The show is on view through July 8.

Gallery Walk By Jessica Mackin-Cipro Market Art + Design Market Art + Design, the East End’s contemporary art fair, will be held at the Bridgehampton Museum from July 5 to 8. The event will showcase presentations by 65 galleries. For tickets and more info, visit www.artmarkethamptons. com. Fierce and Ephemeria The Quogue Library Art Gallery presents Jane Martin’s “Fierce and Ephemerial.” Martin is an awardwinning American photographer and multi-media artist represented in museum, corporate, and private collections worldwide, including The Parrish Art Museum, Islip Art Museum, and Guild Hall. A reception and gallery talk will be held Friday, July 6, from 5:30 to 7 PM at Quogue Library. Romany Kramoris Gallery

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artists will be held on Sunday, July 8, from 5 to 6:30 PM. The Silver Screens of Suffolk The Suffolk County Historical Society in Riverhead presents an opening reception for “The Silver Screens of Suffolk” on Saturday, July 7, at 1 PM in the Grand Staas Gallery. The show runs through February 28, 2019. Barge-In Barge-In is an invitation to visit The Art Barge in Amagansett and view the exhibition in the Barge Gallery, linger in the creative spaces, enjoy the inspiring natural surroundings of The Art Barge, learn more about its founders, Mabel and Victor D’Amico and the history of the organization, and make some art. Barge-In week kicked off with a new exhibition “The Finder’s Eye” and continues through Friday, July 6 from 1 to 4 PM each day. Visit www.theartbarge.org. ONGOING Exhibits

exhibition guest-curated by Teri Kennedy, will be held at The Victor D’Amico Institute of Art/The Art Barge in Amagansett. Artists include Scott Bluedorn, Rossa Cole, Mabel D’Amico, Elaine Grove, Rowan Hausman, Doris Lerman, Francisco Sainz, Stephen Soreff, Janice Stanton, Aurelio Torres, and Charles Waller. The show runs through July 28. LA Friends Rental Gallery in East Hampton presents two exhibitions “LA Friends: Part 1” and “LA Friends: Part 2, curated by Tif Sigfrids.” The show runs through July 25. Lazy Afternoon The Mattituck-Laurel Library presents “Lazy Afternoon,” a solo art show of paintings by East End artist Carol Gold. This exhibit will run through July 31. Halsey McKay The Halsey McKay gallery presents Hope Gangloff and Jennie Jieun Lee. The show will run through July 31.

The Finder’s Eye

See Memory

“The Finder’s Eye,” a group

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The Grenning Gallery in Sag Harbor presents “Neptune In Pisces.” The show features the work from gallery artists Nelson White, Maryann Lucas, and Ben Lussier and the fine paintings of renowned artists George Lewis and Jeremy Lipking. It is also introducing new artists Amy Florence, Tina Orsolic Dalessio, and Hilary McCarthy. The show runs through July 8. Chromatic Journey The Drawing Room in East Hampton presents Hector Leonardi’s “Chromatic Journey.” The show runs through July 15. The exhibition features paintings that reveal the breadth of abstract imagery the artist achieves through a unique process that combines a sophisticated understanding of color theory with an intuitive approach to composition. Laurie Anderson Guild Hall in East Hampton presents the artwork of avantgarde artist, composer, musician, and film director Laurie Anderson. The show runs through July 22. To reserve a 15-minute virtual reality slot for either “Aloft” or “Chalkroom,” visit the Guild Hall website, www.guildhall.org.

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Romany Kramoris Gallery presents a group art show featuring local artists Lianne Alcon, Suzzanne Fokine, Ghilia Lipman-Wulf, and Muriel Hanson Falborn from July 5 to July 26. A reception for the

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Entertainment Guide By Nicole Teitler

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All singing, all dancing? Readings, stagings, and slams? We can’t print it if we don’t know about it. Send your entertainment events to nicole@ indyeastend.com by Thursday at noon. Comedy Tracy Morgan Comedian Tracy Morgan will take the stage at the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center on Saturday, July 7, at 8 PM. For tickets, visit www. whbpac.org. film Itzhak the film Perlman Music Program presents Itzhak the film on Thursday, July 5, at 7:30 PM at the Shelter Island Campus. The movie screening is free. Reserve seats at www. perlmanmusicprogram.org/Itzhak. Indiana jones Southampton Arts Center will kick off its Summer of Spielberg series on Friday, July 6, at 7:30 PM with Raiders of the Lost Ark. This, and subsequent films in the series, are free to the public and outdoors. For more information, visit www.southamptonartscenter.org. Music Guitar masters Guild Hall in East Hampton presents its first annual Guitar Masters festival Thursday, July 5 through Saturday, July 7. The festival features performances by some of the world’s finest talent. For more information and tickets, visit www.guildhall.org. Also, check out the feature on Andy Summers in this week’s issue.

The Suffolk Theater in Riverhead presents Forever Motown with former members of The Spinners, The Marvelettes, and The Temptations on Friday, July 6, at 8 PM. On Saturday, July 7, at 8 PM The Doobie Others will perform. For tickets, visit www. suffolktheater.com. Little sister Townline BBQ in Sagaponack hosts live music every Friday from 6 to 9 PM. This Friday, July 6, Little

The performance is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.southamptonartscenter.org,

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Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center presents “The Legal Immigrant Tour” with Emmy award-winning actor and singer Alan Cumming, on Friday, July 6, at 8 PM.

Bay Street Theater presents “Norm Lewis: Songs For A Summer Night” on Monday, July 9, at 8 PM. For tickets, visit www.baystreet.org.

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Southampton Arts Center and The Jam Session bring back Jazz on the Steps on Sunday, July 8 from 2 to 4 PM with Yacouba Sissoko on Kora.

Bay Street Theater presents Frost/ Nixon, a play by Peter Morgan and directed by Sama Lapine, starring

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38th Annual The Great Bonac Fireworks Show Saturday, July 14 9:00pm 3 Mile Harbor, East Hampton Music Simulcast on WPPB 88.3FM

Jazz on the terrace The Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill kicks off its outdoor music series Music on the Terrace on Friday, July 6, at 6 PM with a performance by Mambo Loco. For more information, visit www.parrishart.org,

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Blue Carreon Home has opened its doors in East Hampton at the Red Horse Plaza. The store celebrated with a pop-up shop featuring tabletop designer Kim Seybert, and handbag designer Rafe Totengco on Saturday, June 30. The event was hosted by Tom Samet.

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The annual Long Island Hospitality Ball, which is hosted by the Baldwin Family to benefit the Carol M. Baldwin Foundation, was held on Monday, June 25, at Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury.

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Rachel Zoe hosted the second annual Polo Hamptons match with Social Life Magazine on Saturday June 30, at the estate of Maria and Kenneth Fishel in Bridgehampton.

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The 24th Annual Artists Alliance of East Hampton Members Art Exhibit is being held at Ashawagh Hall in Springs through July 8. An opening reception was held Saturday, June 30. A closing reception will be held Saturday, July 7, from 5 to 8 PM. A “Meet the Artist” will take place Thursday, July 5, from 6 to 7:30 PM. Ten percent of all sales will be contributed to the East Hampton Food Pantry. Visit www.aaeh.org.

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More than 40 prominent East End artists came together, using the name “Hamptons Artists For Haiti,” to raise funds for a much-needed children’s school in Haiti at this year’s Wings Over Haiti benefit and art auction. Now in its second year, the Wings Over Haiti fundraising event was held on Saturday, June 30, at Robert Wilson’s Watermill Center. The art show was curated by Coco Myers of Folioeast in East Hampton.

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Under The Palms Photos by Jessica Mackin-Cipro

East End Hospice presented “Under The Palms,” its annual summer gala, on Saturday, June 30, at the Jeffreys’ residence in Quogue. The event featured cocktails, dinner, dancing, casino games, and a silent auction.

For The Love Of Animals July 4, 2018

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Devoted animal advocates and activists celebrated together under a tent at a private home in Water Mill on Saturday evening, as RSVP Inc. (Responsible Solutions for Valued Pets) held its first annual “For the Love of Animals” summer Hamptons benefit. Co-hosts Jennifer Mabley Handler, Austin Handler, and Cary Mabley presented the Animal Activist Award to Jill Rappaport for her tireless work on behalf of animals.

Charlotte Moss Photo by Richard Lewin

If you entertain at home and have dreamed of asking design expert Charlotte Moss for her advice on how to create an extraordinary setting for entertaining, Saturday, June 30, was the morning to be in the garden at Marders Garden Shop and Nursery in Bridgehampton. Guests enjoyed juice and mimosas served in corn-based compostable champagne flutes, while they consulted with Moss and had the opportunity to purchase a signed copy of her latest book Charlotte Moss Entertains. B-19

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The East End Women’s Network scholarship program honors female high school graduates who have made significant and positive differences in their community through their actions and leadership. This year’s winners were Zoey Smith, Mackenzie Tyler, and Meghan Long of Hampton Bays, and Ariana DeMattei of Westhampton.

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Reporting From Broadway // Isa Goldberg it, there are 47 million people in England, and 40 million of them are poor.

Conflict - A Love Story In, Conflict – A Love Story, the action pivots around the debate between capitalism and socialism; between that which businessmen contrive, and that for which the common man strives. That this Off Broadway revival of Miles Malleson’s political comedy is set ( John McDermott) as extravagantly as a Broadway show is something of a provocation, in that regard. Even more irreverent, budget wise, for an Off Broadway show, are the costumes (Martha Hally), especially those worn by The Lady Dare Bellingdon ( Jessie Shelton), who well affords her shopping habit. In this rom com set in London in the early 1920s, appearances are all the stuff of politics, as well as theater. Set in the period following WWI, real men, such as Major Sir Ronald Clive, D.S.O. (Henry Clarke) have earned their stripes fighting for their country. And other men — approximately two million — are out of work, without any opportunities at all. As Tom Smith ( Jeremy Beck), the socialist candidate for Parliament reports

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Regardless of the seriousness of these issues, the plot is a series of contrivances — surprises, in effect, that for their transparency, provoke a great deal of jocularity. As the play opens, an interloper, Tom Smith, deftly portrayed by Jeremy Beck, smuggles his way into Lord Bellingdon’s (Graeme Malcolm’s) mansion, where he’s caught swiping a bunch of cigarettes, before Bellingdon and Clive, Lady Dare’s suitor, catch him in the act.

That he persuades them to listen to his story may be literally absurd, given that most victims don’t fraternize with their burglars, but these two men do. And Clive learns that Tom was a younger classmate at Cambridge, where he studied music, as well as a soldier in his troupe when he was an army Major. Explaining in detail his sad turn of fate, while swilling down a fifth of Lord Bellingdon’s scotch, Tom gains a reprieve from their initial plan, to have him arrested. Quite to the contrary, Bellingdon and Clive stuff his shabby suit pockets with enough money for him to get himself back on his feet.

He is transformed, becoming the Labour Party’s contender for the Parliamentary seat — the same one for which Clive is running. When Act III kicks off, Smith is sitting in his sparse, one-room apartment conversing with his landlady. Expressing her negativity about politicians and politics, Mrs. Robinson, a wily Amelia White, entreats Smith with the news that

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he doesn’t stand a chance against the Torys. One day a year they invite the working class to ride in their limos, while they behave with solicitous respect. “Yes . . . that’s one day in the year; the other three ’undred and sixty-four they’d as soon run over yer as look at yer!” she said.

caused to succumb to his daughter’s higher aspirations. Graeme Malcolm plays the blustering old man with ease and dignity. And as Dare’s suitor, Henry Clarke makes for a dashing Clive. Beneath the surface he is an innocent, in a way that only a very wealthy young man may be.

In portraying the independent woman at a time when women were not yet allowed to vote, Jessie Shelton brings a sense of cache, and a lot of mischief. Even Lord Bellingdon, the staunch Tory, is

Produced by The Mint Theater, whose mission it is to excavate lost and forgotten works, the production is currently at Theatre Row, The Beckett Theatre.

Complications ensue, as Lady Bellingdon falls in love with Tom’s idealism — then with Tom. Indeed, in his quest for a better world, he’s also faced with the mysteries of self. And it’s Dare, aptly named, who unites these two sides of Tom.

Directed by Jenn Thompson, the production is smooth, well-paced, and fashionably designed. These well-seasoned actors bring the period in which it’s set gleefully to life. It’s especially gratifying to watch Old World values take the blunt of the humor.

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Old Dogs, New Trips // Vay David & John Laudando

Sintra: Like A Fairy Tale Our last adventure in Portugal was a train trip to Sintra. We’d read a lot about it, but nothing prepared us for the reality. We went on a Thursday in April and, to start, were rather surprised at how crowded it was. What surprised us even more was the magical quality of the buildings we toured. We began with the Palacio Nacional de Pens, which could have been a castle out of a fairy tale. It sits high on a hilltop — we wondered if the bus we took would even make it up the hill. And the bus is really a necessity, unless you have a car or are a very ambitious hiker. For admission, we bought a multitour ticket right across from the train station — it included bus rides, and we could have seen three places altogether, but between the crowds at the Palacio and our lingering enchantment at our next destination, we ran out of time. But back to the palace — it’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is classified as a 19th-

Century Romantic-styled building. The vividly painted palace was commissioned in 1842 by King Ferdinand II, who ordered that the palace be like a scene from an opera. It boasts gargoyles that peer down over the main entrance of the ornate structure. The interiors are also extravagant, with highly decorated ceilings and artwork throughout. And the kitchen is large enough to hold a ball in!

But, despite its luxury, we didn’t find it half so enchanting as the second palace we visited in Sintra — another long bus ride away, down the mountain and up another hilltop. We happily left the crowds behind as we headed to the Palacio de Montserrate. But first, we took a leisurely stroll through its lush gardens before arriving at the small jewel-like villa they surround. According to legend, Montserrate was the site of a chapel built circa 1033, with another chapel build atop its ruins in 1540. In 1789, a neo-Gothic house was built over the ruins of the two chapels and in 1793, its lavishly landscaped gardens began to take shape and were referenced by Lord Byron in “Childe Harrold’s Pilgrimage.”

In 1856, Francis Cook, a wealthy English merchant, purchased the property in 1863 and started to work with the architect James Knowles on the remains of the house. Its design is influenced by Romanticism and Moorish Revival architecture. There is also a decidedly Moorish flair to the Palacio de Pens — the Islamic architectural influence reflects that the region was a part of the wider Muslim Gharb Al-Andalus until

Independent/John Laudando The Palacio Nacional de Pens — an extravaganza of a building.

the 13th Century.

In 1995, Sintra Hills, including the Park of Monserrate, was defined as a World Heritage Cultural Landscape by UNESCO. And in 2013, the Park of Monserrate was honored for “Best Development of a Historic Park or Garden” with a European Garden Award.

And it deserves it! The gardens were incredible and were the perfect lead-in to a very beguiling place. A goodly part of the interior seems to be made of lace . . . and striking vignettes are around every corner. Elaborate ceilings, columns, beautiful art . . . it was probably our favorite place of all in Portugal!

You can find lots more photos of Sintra at indyeastend.com and other destinations at olddogsnewtrips.com. Please comment on our Facebook page — Old Dogs, New Trips, or contact us at olddogsnewtrips@gmail.com.

Independent/John Laudando An interior photo of the amazing, lacy hallway in the Palacio de Monserrate.

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East End Calendar // Jade Eckardt • The library is also having a family movie afternoon with a screening of Inside Out at 4 PM. • East Hampton Library hosts ongoing intermediate ESL classes on Thursdays at 5:30 PM. Register at the adult reference desk or call 631-324-0222 ext. 3.

Each week we’ll highlight local community events and library offerings presented by area institutions and organizations. It’s on you to send ‘em in, kids. Deadline for submissions is Thursday at noon. Email jade@indyeastend.com.

East Hampton wednesday 7•4•18 • East Hampton Library hosts a children’s Summer Reading Club through August 25. “Libraries Rock” is the theme for kids ages two-and-a-half through those in the eighth grade. Children are welcome to come sign up in the Children’s Room or by calling 631-324-0222 ext. 3. • On the same day the library teens can sign up for “Uncover Your Summer,” a young adult summer program for high school students in grades nine to 12. Students will receive a journal filled with suggestions for creative, fun, insightful activities.

Each completed journal entry, book they read, and young adult summer program they attend earns them a ticket for weekly raffles made possible by donations from local businesses including: John Papas, Whites Apothecary, Fierros, Bookhampton, Sneakerology, Guild, Top Drawer Lingerie, Scoop du Jour, Hamptons Strategies for Success, Hampton Driving School, and Starbucks. THursday 7•5•18 • Adults can join the library during “Coloring, Coffee, and Conversation” from 1 to 2:30 PM. Those who attend can enjoy 90 minutes of relaxation while they color, converse, and enjoy a warm beverage. Sign up by calling 631-3240222 ext. 3.

• Children in first through fifth grades can end the day at the East Hampton Library by reading to Tara, a certified therapy dog from Pet Partners. Kids can pick their favorite book to read to the dog who loves being read to during a 15-minute session each Thursday from 4 to 5 PM.

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• On Thursdays, the Amagansett Free Library offers a “Lego Club” at 4 PM. Children ages five to 10 are welcome to attend with a parent or caregiver and express their creativity with the library’s extensive Lego collection. FRIDAY 7•6•18

• Crafty kids will love the East Hampton Library’s “Hands-on Sensory Sensation,” from 10:30 to 11:15 AM. This gathering will stimulate children’s senses with sensory activities, games, and toys. Babies and toddlers will be able to play, investigate, and explore. For babies and toddlers up to three years old. Sign up is required by dropping by the children’s desk at the library or calling 631-3240222 ext. 3. • Then there’s a clay workshop called “Art Safari” for ages four and up at 3 PM. Children will mold an animal out of self-hardening clay and can decorate it with pipe cleaners, feathers, beads, and more. Children under seven must be accompanied by an adult. For details, call a children’s librarian at 631-324-0222 ext. 3.

• From 3 to 5 PM, teens can participate in “Cookies, Coloring, and Trivia.” Register at EastHamptonLibrary.org or for more information, call 631-324-0222 ext. 3. • The Amagansett Library is offering “Shake, Rattle, and Roll” for babies and toddlers up to three years old. The play group gathers from 10:30 to 11:30 AM. Contact 631-267-3810 for more information. SATURDAY 7•7•18 • Teens can rack up community service hours at the East Hampton Library by attending “Teen Tech Time” from 10 AM to noon. Teens well-versed in technology can help adults learn to use tablets, social media, email and answer other technology questions. To register, call 631-324-0222 ext. 3 or sign up with a young adult librarian. • The Amagansett Free Library is hosting its “Glow Geology Science Program” at 3 PM for children ages five to nine. In this class, junior geologists learn what makes some rocks glow with magnificent iridescent colors. Mary Riotto, a science educator, will help kids explore science concepts. Registration is required by

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SUNDAY 7•8•18 • Teens can enjoy Sunday afternoon chess at the East Hampton Library from 2 to 4 PM. The group is open to chess players ages 10 to adult. Game instructions are not offered during the session. For more information, email lisa@ easthamptonlibrary.org. • Then, from 4 to 5 PM, teens in high school can rack up community service by attending “Inspire Your Community.” The program is all about participating in projects to help better and inspire the community. monday 7•9•18 • The East Hampton Library’s Adult Poetry Workshop will be held from 5:30 to 7 PM. Poets are welcome to come together to share, discuss, and critique their work. No registration is necessary. For more information, call 631-324-0222 ext. 3. tuesDAY 7•10•18 • The Amagansett Free Library’s “My First Story Time” is offered on Tuesdays at 10:30 AM. Children up to two years old are welcome to join with a parent or caregiver. The session offers an introduction to reading together as a group and socializing with others. Toddlers will experience stories, puppets, songs, finger plays, and other entertainment.

Southampton THURSDAY 7•5•18 • The Hampton Bays Library is offering “Gentle Chair Stretching for Everyone” from 1:30 to 2:30 PM. Join Susan Semerade for guided stretches, exercises, and simple yoga poses, primarily seated in a chair. The class includes breathing exercises, relaxation techniques, and meditation. The class is $7 and attendees are asked to dress comfortably and bring a mat or towel to class. • From 11 AM to 1 PM, the library is holding its annual Ponquogue Bay Beach Adventure for families. Bring buckets and nets and meet library staff on the bay side of the beach to gather marine life for the library’s Discover Tank. Contact the library at 631-728-6241 ext. 106 or email cfitzgerald@hamptonbayslibrary.org for more information. FRIDAY 7•6•18 • The Ukulele Club is meeting at the Hampton Bays Library from 12:30 to 1:30 PM. Participants will learn basic chords, strum patterns, and a few songs in a friendly atmosphere. The club meets twice a month. The first meeting is for

beginners while the second meeting is open to all skill levels. Those who don’t have their own ukulele can borrow one from the library and are available for a three-week period each time. Contact Stephen Young at syoung@ hamptonbayslibrary.org to register. SATURDAY 7•7•18 • The Hampton Bays Library hosts “Vinyasa Flow Yoga” with Peter Ames from 10 to 11:30 AM. The class offers advanced stretches and poses. The fee is $12.

• The South Fork Natural History Museum invites community members of all ages to the Surfrider Foundation’s Blue Water Task Force Salt Water Testing Workshop at 10 AM. This workshop will inform community members about the Surfrider Foundation’s efforts to improve the water quality of local marine environments. Overall, this program seeks to teach the community about pollution in waterbodies, why it is detrimental, and how each one of us can be part of the solution. • The SoFo museum is also hosting “Plovers and Terns on Beaches, Oh My!” for all ages at 10:30 AM.

• Later in the day, the museum offers a beach walk with biologist Dr. Keith Serafy at 6 PM along Gibson’s Beach. Dr. Serafy will talk about sand dune ecology and the special adaptations of the inhabitants, adaptations which allow them to survive the stressful dune environment, and how the beach profile changes seasonally. Call 631-537-9735. monday 7•9•18 • The Hampton Bays Library offers its “Corrective Movement and Strengthening Exercise Series” from 11 AM to noon. Join Gail Pudaloff, creator of Kinetics, an exercise therapy and health consulting company, for this two-part series that focuses on form and function. Participants will gain greater ease in joints, more flexibility, and consequently a better-balanced strengthening program, according to the library. Guests must bring their own mat. Contact the library at 631-728-6241 or email dvalle@ hamptonslibrary.org to register. • Fitness at the library continues with “Yoga for Everyone” from 5:30 to 6:30 PM. There is a $7 fee for the class. Tuesday 7•10•18 • The Hampton Bays Library offers “Ellen’s Well Support Group: Women’s Breast and Gynecological Cancers” from 11:30 AM to 4 PM. Every Tuesday newly diagnosed and post treatment women can gather to discuss their journey to recovery. Every first, third, and fifth Tuesday at 4 PM, there is a wellness group meditation. Attendees must register via email or phone at edylecsw@optonline.net or 631329-0520.

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